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Portal Hypertension Treatment | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Portal <b>hypertension</b> is difficult to treat or cure. For that reason, your doctor will focus on preventing and managing complications and trying to reduce the</b> ...
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Diabetes and High Blood Pressure | Johns Hopkins Medicine
High blood pressure, or <b>hypertension</b>, directly increases the risk of coronary heart disease (heart attack) and stroke (brain attack). With high blood</b> ...
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Preeclampsia | Johns Hopkins Medicine
What causes preeclampsia? The exact causes of preeclampsia are not known. However, preeclampsia can develop from gestational <b>hypertension</b>, defined as high</b> ...
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High Blood Pressure in Teens | Johns Hopkins Medicine
An estimated 1 in 25 youths ages 12-19 have <b>hypertension</b>, which is when the blood pressure remains abnormally high. This is about 1.3 million adolescents in</b> ...
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Vital Signs (Body Temperature, Pulse Rate, Respiration Rate, Blood ...
High blood pressure, or <b>hypertension</b>, directly increases the risk of heart attack, heart failure, and stroke. With high blood pressure, the arteries may</b> ...
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Pheochromocytoma: An Adrenal Gland Tumor - Johns Hopkins Medicine
855-695-4872 Outside of Maryland. +1-410-502-7683 International. A pheochromocytoma is a rare type of tumor in the middle of the adrenal gland. The adrenal glands</b> ...
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Low Sodium Diet and Lifestyle Changes for High Blood Pressure
Sugar itself may aggravate <b>hypertension</b>: In one 2019 study, female participants with high blood pressure decreased their sugar intake by 2.3 teaspoons a day</b> ...
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Pseudotumor Cerebri | Johns Hopkins Medicine
<b>Pseudotumor cerebri</b> (PTC), also known as idiopathic intracranial <b>hypertension</b>, is a problem caused by elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure in the</b> ...
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Blood Pressure and Alzheimer's Risk: What's the Connection?
Symptoms include forgetfulness, impaired thinking and judgment, personality changes, agitation and loss of emotional control. Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s</b> ...
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The Curious Case of the ‘Nervous Heart’ - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Nine out of 10 hypertensive patients have essential <b>hypertension</b>, but among those with resistant forms of the disease, about 30 percent might have</b> ...
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