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Nigeria: Blood Pressure Rising – Over 50% of Nigerians We Tested Had Hypertension and Over 65% Didn't Know It

[The Conversation Africa] Hypertension – persistent high blood pressure – is one of the biggest contributors to strokes, heart failure and cardiac arrests. It claims more than 10 million lives every year worldwide. But it’s a largely treatable condition, manageable with relatively cheap medication and simple lifestyle changes.

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