Know Your Blood Pressure: A Call for Awareness on World Hypertension Day 2025: Letter to Editor

Mehdezadeh, Fatemeh; Moezi Bady, Seyed Ali; Azdaki, Nahid

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Mehdezadeh F, Moezi Bady S A, Azdaki N. Know Your Blood Pressure: A Call for Awareness on World Hypertension Day 2025: Letter to Editor. J Birjand Univ Med Sci. 2025; 32 (2) :174-179
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Know Your Blood Pressure: A Call for Awareness on World Hypertension Day 2025: Letter to Editor

Fatemeh Mehdezadeh¹

, Seyed Ali Moezi Bady²

, Nahid Azdaki ^*³

1- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
2- Clinical Research Development Unit, Razi Hospital, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
3- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran & Clinical Research Development Unit, Razi Hospital, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran , nahidazdaki@yahoo.com

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The slogan for World Hypertension Day 2025, "Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer", emphasizes the importance of awareness and monitoring of blood pressure status. This day serves as a reminder to the public that high blood pressure is a serious public health issue that can lead to dangerous complications such as stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease. Increasing awareness about blood pressure and effective management strategies encourages individuals to regularly measure their blood pressure. Consulting with doctors and specialists in the field of hypertension is essential and can provide the necessary information to improve lifestyle choices. This global day underscores the necessity of continuous blood pressure monitoring and interaction with healthcare professionals to enhance health. Promoting awareness about blood pressure not only helps prevent related problems but can also lead to improved quality of life for individuals and better public health outcomes in the community.

Keywords: Awareness, Blood Pressure, World hypertension day

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Type of Study: Short Communication | Subject: Cardiology
Received: 2025/05/8 | Accepted: 2025/06/17 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/07/8 | ePublished: 2025/07/1

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