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High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, both of which are leading causes of death in the US. Nearly one-third of all American adults have high blood pressure and more than half of them don’t have it under control.*
 

Why is blood pressure control so important to health?

When your blood pressure is high:

1. You are 4 times more likely to die from a stroke
2. You are 3 times more likely to die from heart disease

Even blood pressure that is slightly high can put you at greater risk.