Archbold Hosts Health Talk on Hypertension Wednesday, November
9, 2011 According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), about one out of three U.S. adults—31.3%—has
high blood pressure (hypertension). More than one in five
(22.4%) people with high blood pressure don't know that they
have it. Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease,
stroke, congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Every year,
the disease causes more than 25,000 new cases of kidney failure
in the United States. As part of Archbold Memorial Hospital’s
continuing Health Talk free community lecture series, Archbold
nephrologist, Raul G. Santos, MD, will present a lecture: “What
You Need to Know about Hypertension,” on Thursday, November 17,
2011. Dr. Santos will discuss hypertension, and if untreated,
the affects the disease can have on the body. Santos treats
diseases of the kidney caused by hypertension and diabetes that
lead to kidney failure. He and his partners focus on trying to
delay and stop the progress