Hypertension: A Review

Authors

  • Midhun Kumar G.H.1, Shanmuga Priyan2, Arunachalam P.3, Elavarasan K.4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2207

Keywords:

Hypertension, risk factor, determinants, occupational stress, DALYs

Abstract

Throughout the world, as per research about 1.13 billion people are affected by hypertension. The increase
in blood pressure which is unable to be handled at a given situation is known as hypertension. People from
middle and low income countries are affected due to the hypertension. This is due to the high expectation in
living style, job dissatisfaction, and comparison between persons. This phenomenon is becoming a burden
throughout the world and it is affecting the younger generation. This leads to decrease in life expectancy and
it is a leading cause of deaths around the world. This paper analyses the various reasons for the hypertension
and its causes and the obtained results are summarized.

Author Biography

  • Midhun Kumar G.H.1, Shanmuga Priyan2, Arunachalam P.3, Elavarasan K.4

    1Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research
    Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, 2Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Meenakshi
    Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, 3Professor & HOD,
    Department of Cardiology, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram,
    Tamilnadu, India, 4Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and
    Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Hypertension: A Review. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 2321-2323. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2207