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How would someone know they had high blood pressure?

Updated: 9/17/2019
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There are a lot of people who walk around without knowing they have high blood pressure. Some symptoms that indicate a person has high blood pressure are severe headache, fatigue, vision problems, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, and chest pain.

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