Friday, October, 30, 2009
High Blood Pressure After Pregnancy
October 03, 2008
Researchers analyzed data from almost four million pregnancies in
America in 2003 to look for women with sleep apnea, gestational
diabetes, and/or pregnancy-induced high blood pressure. Researchers
found that women with gestational diabetes were more likely than
the overall population to have sleep apnea. The rate of sleep apnea
was even higher among women with pregnancy-induced high blood
pressure. A researcher involved in the study said that pregnant
women who are overweight or have diabetes o...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Amy Hendel
,
Health Expert
...association) at risk for diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure), among other health...
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By Melanie Thomassian
,
Health Expert
If you've been told you have high blood pressure you should be thankful for a timely diagnosis. For...
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By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...treat PIH. The most common treatment, other than high blood pressure medication (for severe...
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By Deanne Stein
,
Health Expert
...blood pressure continues as the children grow. High blood pressure is a common risk factor in...
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Health Guide
...have yet been proven. Eclampsia follows preeclampsia,a serious complication of
pregnancy marked by
high blood pressure, weight gain, and protein in the urine. It is difficult to predict which...
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...advanced maternal age, African-American heritage, multiple pregnancies, and a past history of diabetes,
high blood pressure, or kidney disease.
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...number is over 80-89 mm Hg on most measurements. If you have pre-hypertension, you are likely to develop
high blood pressure at some time in your life, unless you make lifestyle changes. High...
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...mmHg and the diastolic pressure should be less than 80 mmHg. What abnormal results mean Pre-
high blood pressure: Top number is consistently 120 to 139 or the bottom number reads...
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Malignant hypertension is usually defined as very
high blood pressure with swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye, called papilledema (grade IV Keith-Wagner hypertensive...
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Medications
...products you may use, especially of: medications for high blood pressure (e.g., beta blockers... Read more »
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