It is the first chronic disease in the world, high blood pressure often occurs without symptoms, it is called silent disease. More than 1.28 billion people are affected. Along with diabetes, these are the pathologies that are found the most in Wallis and Futuna.
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Published on May 19, 2022 at 08:50
World Hypertension Day was commemorated on Tuesday, May 17. First chronic disease in the world with more than 1.28 billion patients. Due to an excessive rise in blood pressure in the arteries, arterial hypertension, HTA is said to be silent because it often occurs without symptoms, hence the importance of raising public awareness. In Wallis and Futuna, there are no precise data on the prevalence of hypertension, but with diabetes, these are the pathologies that are found the most. The explanations in this report by Mélodie Sione and Sofia Hoatau.
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