The Importance of Measuring Blood Pressure at Home

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension is also one of the initiators of heart disease, kidney and stroke. In Indonesia, the prevalence of hypertension was very high, reaching 31.7 percent of the total adult population.

Heart Disease, Something Can Be Avoided

Heart disease is often considered a disease of the elderly.However, young people should not ignore it because the disease is caused by the narrowing of blood vessels that occur over decades due to modern lifestyles.

Most heart disease caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries.So what causes these arteries narrow? ”The main reason is our way of life,” said Prof.Budhi Setianto, Sp.JP of RS.Jantung Hope we on the sidelines of a press conference in life Love Love Heart Quaker in Indonesia held in Jakarta a while ago time.

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