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High blood pressure is commonly known as hypertension. Hypertension is the term used by the doctors for high blood pressure and both the words are synonyms of each other. Hypertension is often referred to as a Silent Killer since many people may have no noticeable symptoms. Over 50 millions of the people are suffering from hypertension but nearly 1/3 of the people are not aware of the disease.
Hypertension is "abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure", as it has been defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary. Hypertension occurs when the arteriole arteries becomes narrow, making it complex for blood to pass through them. This forces the heart to pump harder to get the blood flow through the arteries. As the blood pressure increases above normal and is continued, it results in hypertension or high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a very dangerous disease to have and leave untreated. High blood pressure considerably increases a person's risk for heart failure, stroke, heart attack, vision impairment, kidney disease, dementia, and premature death.