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# UCR cardiologist flags high blood pressure risk
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/ucr-cardiologist-flags-high-blood-pressure-risk/
- Published: 2026-02-10T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:50:33.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Community, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:698a775337fede00018f8a77:1

UCR Health cardiologist Dr. Ramy Sadek explains that [nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/02/06/what-you-should-know-about-your-heart?ref=raincrossgazette.com)—the most underestimated heart disease risk factor—which causes no symptoms until damage occurs.