High blood pressure is a silent killer. It affects people of all ages and backgrounds. Many people suffer from high blood pressure and are not even aware of it. This book provides basic information on the causes and effects of high blood pressure and how to keep it under control. About the Author Dr. Anjali Arora did her M.D. from Lady Hardinge Medical College & S.K. Hospital, New Delhi. Interested in lipids and preventive cardiology, she joined the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, in 1933 as a consultant. She Prevention Clinic there for nearly 7 years. Currently she is working at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as a consultant in the Department of Cardiology. Interested in preventive medicine, with a special focus on lifestyle diseases, she continues to manage the Hyperlipidaemia and Autherosclerosis Prevention Clinic in the hospital. Member of a number of associations, she is also an active faculty member of the South Asian Society on Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (established in Minnesota, U.S.A.). At last, here is a simply-written, illustrated book that provides useful information for the layperson. An excellent guide that presents basic facts on the subject. Gundu H. RaoSecretary-GeneralSouth Asian Society on Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis(SASAT)and ProfessorLillehei Heart InstituteUniversity of Minnesota, U.S.A. Dr. Arora has put together a plethora of information in an easily digestible from that could serve as a source book for people of all ages. Sampath ParthasarthyProfessor of Pathology and MedicineLSU School of MedicineLSU Health Science CenterNew OrleansU.S.A.
