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hypertension High
blood pressure. There is no exact level of blood pressure which labels a person hypertensive, but values as high as 160 mm Hg/90 mm Hg (= systolic/diastolic; highest and lowest in the period of one heart beat) would generally be regarded as marginal in someone at rest. A systolic blood pressure higher than this is reached by healthy people in heavy exercise, and if the exercise is ‘static’ (isometric), both systolic and diastolic are higher; but ‘hypertension’ is a term usually reserved for abnormally high pressure at rest.
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Hypertension management in Canada: good news, but important challenges remain
Magazine article from: Canadian Medical Association. Journal; 5/20/2008; ; 700+ words
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Hypertension in children and adolescents.(Clinical Guidelines For Family Physicians)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 2/15/2005; ; 700+ words
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Hypertension: A Clinical Pharmacist's Synopsis of JNC 7
Magazine article from: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Pharmacology; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
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Hypertension Surveillance in Canada: Minimum Standards for Assessing Blood Pressure in Surveys
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Hypertension recommendations: Are they relevant to public health?
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Hypertension and management of the common cold
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Hypertension in children and adolescents: lost between the age gap.(SOUNDING BOARD: JAAPA's op-ed department)
Magazine article from: JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...abnormally elevated BP and to define hypertension in children and adolescents as systolic...has termed this last level pre-hypertension, stating that it is "an indication...The scope of the problem Primary hypertension is common in the young and has increased...
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Hypertension
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Hypertension Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a highly prevalent and largely symptomless...affects almost one in three adults living in industrialized nations. Hypertension is more prevalent among blacks than whites, with prevalence rates...
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Renovascular Hypertension
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Renovascular Hypertension Definition Renovascular hypertension is a secondary form of high blood pressure caused by a narrowing of the renal artery. Description Primary hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects millions of Americans...
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Pulmonary Hypertension
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Pulmonary Hypertension Definition Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disorder characterized by increased pressure...lungs where it picks up oxygen. Description Pulmonary hypertension is present when the blood pressure in the circulation...
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Slavery Hypertension Hypothesis
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Slavery Hypertension Hypothesis Early in the twentieth...before chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) was even recognized as a serious...interest in the apparent absence of hypertension among indigenous black populations...
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hypertension
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hypertension or high blood pressure, elevated blood...arterial blood vessels (arterioles). Hypertension is generally defined as a blood pressure...prehypertension. When the cause is unknown, the hypertension is called primary, or essential...
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