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    Hypertension is defined as blood pressure greater than 140/90 mm Hg on two or more blood pressure readings taken at each of two or more visits after initial screening. There are two types of hypertension which are the primary (essential) hypertension and secondary hypertension. Essential hypertension is referred to patients with hypertension without any secondary identifiable cause. Secondary hypertension has an identifiable cause, such as renal artery stenosis or pheochromocytoma, and is managed

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    Hypertension is widely considered to be one of the most important risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (angina, arrhythmia, etc.). It is the second leading disease that causes mortality in the world. Hypertension is the condition when there is an increase in the force of blood on the walls of vessels. It can also be defined as an arterial blood pressure that is raised above 140/90 mm Hg (systolic/ diastolic BP). Hypertension can be classified into Secondary hypertension and Essential hypertension

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    WHAT IS HYPERTENSION ERICA SAAVEDRA PALM BEACH VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE WHAT IS HYPERTENSION Hypertension, sometimes known as “Silent Killer” is America’s freighting combative illness we struggle to regulate. Due too many health risk factors, many people are sometimes unaware of hypertension until suffering from severe damaging effects. High blood pressure is a growing problem in today’s life Controlling it is the key priority. Approximately 50 million people in the United States are

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    Hypertension Sha’mes Lashawn Handford Moss Point High School November 16, 2012 Abstract Hypertension is the most chronic medical condition that adults have. This disease affects many organs of the body including the heart, eyes, and kidney. Hypertension can increase with age, weight, and inheritance. Generally, the hypertensive population is increasing but physicians are working on various treatments to prevent and control this disease. Prescription drugs in the United States are

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    Hypertension is word that is used to describe high blood pressure .Blood pressure is the force the blood produces against the arterial wall as your heart pumps. The heart pumps the blood though the artery as it flows it pushes the blood against the walls of the arteries creating pressure. The higher the pressure is against the wall the higher the blood pressure will be. The pressure is related to the size of the artery which the blood passes through the smaller the artery is the higher the pressure

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    estimated that about 25 percent of people worldwide had hypertension and this number is expected to keep rising further increasing the risk for millions in developing cardiovascular disease. There are two main types of hypertension. Secondary hypertension is caused from an underlying disease in the adrenal or renal systems or by use of certain medications. It is resolved when the cause is treated or removed. Primary or essential hypertension is the most common type with the cause being unclear although

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    Running head: GARLIC IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION !1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Garlic in Patients with Hypertension Alexandria Jean Cruz ? Remington College ? September 21, 2015 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Running head: GARLIC IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION !2 Introduction Hypertension is one of the most influential risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which can quickly threaten human health. In 2013 more than 360,000 American deaths involved

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    Hypertension What is hypertension? Hypertension is another term for high blood pressure. Blood pressure goals vary depending on your age and presence of other medical conditions. For example, the current recommendation for adults age > 60, who have no chronic kidney disease or diabetes, is a goal blood pressure below 150/90. For all other adults, including those with chronic kidney disease and diabetes, the goal blood pressure is less than 140/90. Hypertension is exceedingly common in the United

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    Postoperative hypertension may cause serious adverse events with both cardiac and non-cardiac patients.1-3 Postoperative hypertension generally occurs within 30 minutes after surgery has been completed and may last up to two hours. Acute perioperative hypertension occurs in 80% of people undergoing cardiac surgery and 25% of people undergoing non-cardiac surgeries, such as head and neck surgery or renal transplantation. If not treated appropriately, an acute increase in blood pressure may be related

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    Essential Hypertension

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    Essential hypertension can often be without symptoms and only discover that their blood pressure is high during a doctor’s appointment. Essential hypertension can begin at any age, however it most often occurs first during the middle-age years. Hypertension is usually asymptomatic until complications develop in affected organs. Common effects of hypertension range from dizziness, flushed facies, headache, fatigue, epistaxis, to nervousness. Severe hypertension, a hypertensive crisis, can cause severe

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