{"id":12434,"date":"2023-07-11T16:25:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/?page_id=12434"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:58:12","slug":"high-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/high-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"High Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHypertension is one of the most common chronic health problems in the world!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProper treatment of hypertension saves lives and hospital stays.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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      • Both men and women can be affected by high blood pressure.<\/li>\n \t
      • Even children are at risk: in fact, hypertension is being diagnosed more and more frequently in young people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNearly 1 in 5 people of all ages are hypertensive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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        • In 2021, 17.7% of Canadians aged 12 and over reported having been diagnosed with high blood pressure, up from 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmong adults, 1 in 4 is hypertensive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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          • The proportion of adults aged 60 and over with hypertension is close to 50%, and rising.<\/li>\n\t
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            • Women who have had high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to develop hypertension during their lives, especially if they have been diagnosed with preeclampsia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBetween 2% and 5% of children suffer from high blood pressure, often undiagnosed.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUntreated or uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause : \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRisk factors for hypertension include :\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                  \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe wise man never grieves over present evils, but uses the present to prevent others.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  DID YOU KNOW THAT? High Blood Pressure Hypertension is one of the most common chronic health problems in the world! Proper treatment of hypertension saves lives and hospital stays. Between 2000 and 2017, improvements in hypertension in Canada helped prevent 875,000 deaths 4.6 million hospitalizations for heart disease and stroke The silent killer doesn’t choose his targets. Both men and women can be affected by high blood pressure. Even children are at risk: in fact, hypertension is being diagnosed more and more frequently in young people. Hypertension = risk factor #1 in young men and women as well as in older people! Nearly 1 in 5 people of all ages are hypertensive. In 2021, 17.7% of Canadians aged 12 and over reported having been diagnosed with high blood pressure, up from 2015. Among adults, 1 in 4 is hypertensive. The proportion of adults aged 60 and over with hypertension is close to 50%, and rising. The proportion of Canadian adults who don’t know they have hypertension has been rising since 2015.Screening efforts are therefore essential! 1 in 10 pregnancies is complicated by hypertension. Women who have had high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to develop hypertension during their lives, especially if they have been diagnosed with preeclampsia. Between 2% and 5% of children suffer from high blood pressure, often undiagnosed. Untreated or uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause : a heart attack heart failure a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) dementia kidney failure blindness Risk factors for hypertension include : heredity high salt and alcohol consumption a sedentary lifestyle obesity Avec une approche innovatrice digne du 21e si\u00e8cle, nous serons en mesure de pr\u00e9venir et mieux traiter l\u2019hypertension \u00e0 tous les stades de la vie. Mohsen AgharaziiN\u00e9phrologue Pr\u00e9sident SQHA Identify people with high blood pressure now! The wise man never grieves over present evils, but uses the present to prevent others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-page.php","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12434","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12434"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18057,"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12434\/revisions\/18057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationsqha.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}