Results 11 - 20 for hypertension
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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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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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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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Center for Resistant Hypertension | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Resistant <b>hypertension</b> is a form of high blood pressure that does not respond to aggressive medical treatment. Learn more information about the causes of</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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Managing High Blood Pressure: A Personalized Approach
Measuring Risk of <b>Hypertension</b>. <b>Hypertension</b>, or high blood pressure, is only one of many factors that can affect heart disease risk.Other factors</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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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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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Others can develop an increase in blood pressure (<b>hypertension</b>) when they stand. Types and Causes of POTS. The causes of POTS vary from person to person.</b> ...
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Obesity Hypertension Clinic at Johns Hopkins Children's Center
<b>Hypertension</b> is a condition in which one's blood pressure is consistently high. In children, <b>hypertension</b> is diagnosed when a child's blood</b> ...
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