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In Western countries, the prevalence of hypertension is approximately 25%, representing nearly two and a half million people in Belgium. The prevalence increases with age, affecting more than 60% of individuals over the age of 60. <\/p>\n
Often silent (asymptomatic), hypertension gradually damages vital organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, eventually leading to serious complications.<\/p>\n
The management of hypertension is based on maintainin <\/span>a healthy lifestyle<\/strong> <\/span>(regular physical activity, stress reduction, maintaining a healthy weight, and reducing excessive salt intake). However, medication (antihypertensive treatment) is often required to effectively <\/span>control blood pressure.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (heart attack, heart failure), kidney failure, and stroke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":65564,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[3183,3260],"tags":[3353,3360,3361,3352,3362],"class_list":["post-65572","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry","category-cardiology","category-specialty","tag-avc","tag-heart-attack","tag-heart-failure","tag-hypertension","tag-strain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n