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Hypertension – Types, Causes and Natural Remedies
As blood flows through arteries it pushes against the inside of the artery walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls, the higher the blood pressure will be. The size of small arteries also affects the blood pressure. When the muscular walls of arteries are relaxed, or dilated, the pressure of the [...]
Full StoryHypertension – A Silent Killer
Hypertension in its simplest sense means ?high blood pressure’. Medical science calls this condition, ?arterial hypertension’, but hidden beneath the apparent simplicity of the term is the face of a silent killer. This silent killer can invariably trigger a heart attack, stroke, arterial aneurysm, eye damage, or a complete renal failure out of the blue, [...]
Full StoryWhat Causes Hypertension, Symptoms of Hypertension and Treatment
Blood pressure can be defined as the pressure or force that is applied against the artery walls as blood is carried through the circulatory system. It is recorded as a measurement of this force in relation to the heart’s pumping activity, and is measured in millimeters of mercury. The top number, systolic pressure is the [...]
Full StoryThe Facts About Diabetes & Hypertension
Individuals with diabetes have a higher mortality risk of about 60%. However, the risks jump drastically, approximately 3 times higher in those individuals that have type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Among the health related concerns are retinopathy, nephropathy, stroke, and coronary heart disease. The risk of CVD increases in individuals that have diabetes and hypertension [...]
Should You Be Worried About Diabetes And Hypertension?
Though not commonly considered, there is a direct link between diabetes and hypertension. Many overlook this fact, because they believe the two to be unrelated. After all, diabetes deals with blood sugar levels and hypertension deals with blood pressure. This misconception is quite false, however. There is an easily proven, easily seen correlation between diabetes [...]
Full StoryHypertensive Encephalopathy Treatment Information
Hypertensive encephalopathy describes the transitory migratory neurologic symptoms associated with the cancerous hypertensive country in hypertensive emergency. Hypertensive encephalopathy refers to a comparatively quickly evolving syndrome of serious hypertension in association with serious worry, sickness, and vomiting, visual disturbances, convulsions, altered psychological position and, in sophisticated cases, stupor and coma. Hypertension is more rife in [...]
Full StoryHypertension – a Silent Killer Rises Due to Rise in Blood Pressure
Hypertension is often known as a silent killer. Hypertension is the increase in blood pressure inside the arteries, caused due to high pressure exerted by the heart to pump the blood into the system. The higher your blood pressure, the higher your risk of stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and even, new [...]
Full StoryGetting Your Hypertension Under Control
Hypertension is a growing problem in the United States today. Everyday, more and more people are being diagnosed with it.
Although there are several types of hypertension, all can lead to heart disease, heart attacks and even death, if left untreated.
Hypertension can be caused by several different factors. Family history is the biggest factor in [...]
Treatment for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) pt.1
Do you have pulmonary hypertension? This medical disorder, which is more serious in some patients than for others, occurs when blood pressure increases in the pulmonary artery to the point where blood flow to the lungs is restricted and the heart becomes overworked.
This, in turn, results in a myriad of unpleasant symptoms ranging from [...]
