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hypertension
hypertension (hy-per-ten-shŏn) n. high blood pressure, i.e. elevation of the arterial blood pressure above the normal range expected in a particular age group. Hypertension may be of unknown cause (
essential h. or
hyperpiesia). It may also result from disease (
secondary or
symptomatic h.), as of the kidneys (
renal h.), endocrine system, or arteries. Complications that may arise from hypertension include atherosclerosis, heart failure, cerebral haemorrhage, and kidney failure. Most cases of hypertension depend upon long-term drug therapy to lower the blood pressure and maintain it within the normal range. The drugs used include thiazide diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and calcium-channel blockers. See also
portal hypertension,
pulmonary (hypertension).
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Hypertension: A Global Survey of the Latest Treatments and Prescribing Practices for Treating the Approx 1 Billion People who Suffer High Blood Pressure.
M2 Presswire; 11/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...November 2009-Research and Markets: Hypertension: A Global Survey of the Latest Treatments...researchandmarkets.com/research/528302/hypertension_trea) has announced the addition of the "Hypertension: Treatments and Prescribing Practices...
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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
; ...improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in Ontario, Canada's most populous...cardiovascular disease, public health and hypertension worldwide. Those in the Canadian health...challenges remain. The prevalence of hypertension continues to increase globally. In...
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Hypertension Surveillance in Canada: Minimum Standards for Assessing Blood Pressure in Surveys
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Public Health; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Canadian survey that accurately assessed hypertension treatment and control is over 12 years...indicated that only 13% of adults with hypertension were treated and controlled. Statistics...risks in 2007-2008. A committee of hypertension and survey experts was formed to provide...
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Hypertension alert.
Newspaper article from: Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain); 2/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...in Bahrain and the Gulf suffer from hypertension and the number is rising fast. One...were released at the First Regional Hypertension Conference, which opened yesterday...Specialist Hospital (BSH) nephrology and hypertension consultant and conference organising...
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Hypertension among lower-status employees lingers well into retirement.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 6/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...health effects of work-related hypertension, according to a new study from...to have the lowest rates of hypertension, while those who had lower...to have the highest rates. Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure...
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HYPERTENSION AND CONCOMITANT DISEASES: A GUIDE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPY
Magazine article from: Journal of the National Medical Association; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Hypertension remains one of the leading causes of...some aspects of the pathophysiology of hypertension. This is followed by subsections that...diseases/conditions that coexist with hypertension, and a list of antihypertensive drugs...
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Renovascular Hypertension: Can We Identify a Population at High Risk? (Featured CME Topic: Hypertension).(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT: Renovascular hypertension is a common cause of secondary hypertension. However, diagnostic tests are limited by...or invasiveness. Selecting patients with hypertension for evaluation of renal artery stenosis can...
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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
; Hypertension affects more than 50 million Americans...regarding the prevention and management of hypertension. The key messages of the JNC 7 Report...instructor in presenting an overview of hypertension management. It can also be used to...
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Hypertension and management of the common cold
Magazine article from: Drug Topics; 10/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...To offer a comprehensive overview of hypertension classification and management. 2...and flu medications for patients with hypertension. Objectives Discuss the epidemiology...and classiFication of patients with hypertension. Identify lifestyle modifications...
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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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