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Dr Rahul Gaikwad Hypertension is widespread and occurs when the pressure inside the blood vessels is too high. It's normal for blood pressure to go up and down throughout the day, but if it stays up, you have high blood pressure. Another name for high blood pressure is hypertension. High blood pressure is called a "silent killer," because it doesn't usually cause symptoms while it is causing this damage. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure. The number of patients with hypertension is likely to grow as the population ages in the majority of persons older than 65 years .The rising incidence of obesity will also increase the number of hypertensive individuals. High blood pressure is diagnosed based on the results of a blood pressure test. Having diabetes or chronic kidney disease along with high blood pressure compounds the risk of serious complications. Therefore, the threshold for diagnosing high blood pressure is lower for people with these conditions.