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Young Adults Face Rising Hypertension: A Silent Health Crisis Unfolds

In 20 years, the proportion of young adults suffering from high blood pressure – or hypertension – has doubled, according to statistics compiled by the Heart-Lung Foundation from the Public Health Agency. It's easy to think as a young adult that it's the older person's disease, says researcher Mattias Brunström.

Young Adults Face Rising Hypertension: A Silent Health Crisis Unfolds

Men develop atherosclerosis earlier than women

Men get atherosclerosis much earlier than women. There is a difference of over ten years between the sexes, shows a new Swedish study.

Men develop atherosclerosis earlier than women