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Keepin' Healthy Department of Public Health. Division of Disease Control, 535 West Jefferson. Springfield, HI., •>2761. Valentines day tradi­ tionally a day for "affairs of the heart'\ And, since most of us will be talking or thinking about "affairs of the heart" on Feb. 14, it seems like an appropriate time to talk about a very important "affair of the heart"...high blood pressure < hypertension). Allowing high blood pressure to get out of control can result in heart disease, stroke or kidney damage Although high blood pressure affects one out of seven adult Americans, about 30 percent of the people who have it don't know they have it. There are no symptoms until complications, like a sudden heart attack, occur. Health experts do not know all of the causes of hyper tension, but they do know that more than 90 percent of the people who suffer from high blood pressure have a predisposition, or inclination to the condition because of heredity, obesity, smoking habits, diabetes, kidney disease or other similar problems. As on^ doctor explained, "Just as you look like your mother and father on the outside, so you look like them on the inside You have the same kind of blood vessels, and you have the same propensities". What can you do about hypertension? First of all, have your blood pressure checked by health professionals to find out if it's high High blood pressure can usually be controlled by following your doctor's advice. But. first, it must be detected There is no way your hyper­ tension can be cdntrolled it you don't know you have it. and, since there are no early symptoms, the only way to find out is to have it checked by either your doctor or one of the community health agencies who provide this service. If your blood pressure is high, you must follow your doctor's orders Medicine is frequently prescribed, and you must continue to take it, even if it makes you feel sick. This sick feeling is usually only tem­ porary, and may pass as soon as your body adjusts to the lowered blood pressure. If it doesn't pass, contact your physician for advice. If your doctor prescribes a low-salt or low-calorie diet, it is because excess salt or over­ weight can aggravate the condition in a person who already has it. It is important that you follow this advice as well as all other instructions. Smoking can also cause harm to a person who is hyper­ tensive. Many health experts believe that smoking damages the blood vessels, which, in turn, causes the blood pressure to rise. The incidence of stroke or sudden death from heart attack in the hypertensive person who smokes, is sixteen times greater than that of the hypertensive person who does not smoke. And women are just as likely to develop high blood pressure as men are Women who take oral contraceptives should be sure to have their blood pressure checked frequently. Oral contraceptives are known to be contributing factors in hypertension, and are probably a cause of the increased number of young women who suffer from this condition. Women over age 45 are also very prone to high blood pressure if any of the above risk factors exist. Although hypertension is a iifeluiig situation, it can be Si, observe this day of "sffuirc c* Jv your blood pressure checked now. It could be a life-saving affair. 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