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Measure blood pressure regularly to control hypertension

Experts tell discussion

Staff Correspondent
Experts at a discussion to mark the World Hypertension Day yesterday suggested not to take blood pressure as a disease, rather it is important to measure the pressure regularly and take medicine to maintain a healthy life.
They also stressed the need for doing exercises and proper diet to control the blood pressure at the discussion titled 'We need cardiac awareness and routine examina-
tion for health'.
Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (BFW£) and Sandoz jointly organised the discussion at Women's Voluntary Association (WVA) auditorium in thecity.
BFWE Chairperson Rokia Afzal Rahman said women entrepreneurs have to take much loads while they are competing in the markets. At the same time, they have been taking loads in families that make them stressful.
From such discussions, they will come to know about the lifestyle and proper diet that will help them in stress management and to stay fine, she said, adding that such awareness campaigns will also be held in Rajshahi, Chittagong and Bogra.
While presenting a slide show, Prof GM Faruque of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) discussed about hypertension and its role in our lives.
He said the blood pressure
should be 120/80 mmHg. If it crosses 140/90, it is called hypertension. It is the cause of many diseases including heart attack and even kidney failure.
Maintaining healthy lifestyle with proper diet, exercise and prayer, it is possible to control hypertension, he added.
General Secretary of BFWE Rowshan Ara, nutritionist Siddika Kabir and members of BFWE.also took part in the discussion.
Hypertension is considered as
the largest risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney diseases. Over 1.5 billion people suffer from hypertension worldwide and the WHO has identified hypertension as the top cause of cardiovascular disease-related deaths.
The purpose of World Hypertension Day is to communicate to the public the importance of hypertension and its serious medical complications and to provide information on prevention, detection and treatment.