Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack and kidney disease.
The Southeastern region of the United States leads the nation in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. At the Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center we try to control hypertension before it leads to target organ damage. The two conditions when combined accelerate the disease process and account for a substantial number of early, and in most cases preventable, deaths. Vascular disease includes a variety of medical conditions causing structural and functional changes in the arteries, or veins. The vascular disease, as a chronic process, typically begins to develop early, and it's presence may be already detected as early as age of 30-40.