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What Is A Dangerous Blood Pressure Level?
Hypertension - essential
Symptoms
Most of the time, there are no symptoms. In most people, high blood pressure is found when they visit their health care provider and have it measured.
Because there are no symptoms, people can develop heart disease and kidney problems without knowing they have high blood pressure.
If you have a severe headache, nausea or vomiting, confusion, changes in vision, or nosebleeds you may have a severe and dangerous form of high blood pressure called
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