Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of premature death and permanent disability in the United States. Most apparent in its acute manifestations (heart failure, heart attack, stroke, end-stage renal disease), CV disease can be nearly invisible, though insidious, in its chronic form hypertension (high blood pressure), which affects nearly one in four adult Americans overage 20. Like most chronic diseases, hypertension is even more common among homeless people. HCH clients are reported to be at least twice as likely to have this disorder as domiciled patients.
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