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Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is called the âsilent killerâ because very, very few people know when their blood pressure goes up. When I tell somebody that they have high blood pressure for the first time they say, âI donât understand. Iâve had low blood pressure my whole life.â Well, you do until you donât.
Hypertension: the Silent Killer Disease. Hypertension is also called high blood pressure. Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no early significant symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, leading to complications such as hypertensive heart disease. Hypertension can also seriously damage the kidneys.