Article: MORE THAN 750,000 NEW YORKERS IN DANGER OF HEART ATTACK OR STROKE DUE TO UNCONTROLLED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following press release:

More than three quarters of a million New Yorkers are at increased risk of heart attack or stroke due to dangerously high blood pressure, a new Health Department study shows. Of the nearly 1.5 million adult New Yorkers with high blood pressure, more than half (53%) do not have the condition under control. And because high blood pressure often progresses silently, a catastrophic event could be the first symptom many of them experience. High blood pressure is a leading of cause heart disease and stroke, which together take the lives of more than 24,000 New Yorkers every year.

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