Resumen

UZEDA BELTRAN, Vanesa  y  TRONCOSO MOLLER, Edith Ana. Arterial Hypertension "The Silent murder". REVISTA MEDICIS [online]. 2009, n.5, pp. 21-23. ISSN 1818-5223.

Arterial hypertension can happen unnoticed for several years, until later stages, with devastattng conseguences because it constitutes a risk factor (the chances of contracting a disease) to some vital organs of the body such as heart, brain and kidneys, until in death. Then it can show belatedly with a heart attack, an accident or vasculocerebral irreversible kidney failure. Perhaps that is why it is called "the silent murderer." The best thíng is do not trust, visit the doctor and made the analysis.

Palabras llave : Hypertension; blood pressure.