Hypertension Cures
Health Encyclopedia: Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
Treatment
There is no known cure. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms. Some people respond to treatment with oral medications, such as calcium channel blockers and diuretics. Others may need drugs like intravenous epoprostenol.
Recently, a new oral drug that blocks abnormal constriction of blood vessels has become avai...
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Expert & Community Posts
Potassium and High Blood Pressure: The Mineral That Keeps on Giving
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertIf you are one that suffers with hypertension or high blood pressure, it is extremely important... Read more »
The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure. In most cases, there is... Read more »
High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health ExpertHigh blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »
Hypertensive Licorice Lovers, Beware
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertMany Americans suffer from the effects of high blood pressure everyday. More so, many of you are... Read more »
Portal Hypertension: Learn Causes, Symptoms, and How to Prevent
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertHypertension or high blood pressure is a highly life-threatening disease that affects thousands of... Read more »
Health Guide
Salt and High Blood Pressure
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called this because no clear underlying cause can be... Read more »Avoiding High Blood Pressure
It is estimated that 1 in every 3 Americans has hypertension, more commonly referred to as high blood pressure. These numbers are cause for much concern. High blood pressure is a major risk factor... Read more »Renovascular hypertension
...Hypertension - renovascular Treatment The first treatment step involves controlling the high blood pressure with medication. Medications that may be used in an attempt to... Read more »Have you or a loved one just been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
If you have high blood pressure, also called hypertension, it means that you have elevated levels of pressure of blood in your arteries. Prolonged periods of high blood pressure can cause serious... Read more »Hypertensive retinopathy
...high blood pressure prevents changes in the blood vessels of the eye. Read more »Images
Medications
...ORALPronounced: (low-SAR-tan)Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure ... Read more »
...is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It... Read more »
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BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
December 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading... Read summary »
Weight Gain Predicts Blood Pressure
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Growing like a weed may put babies at risk for high blood pressure in adulthood. Weight gain between birth and five months and... Read summary »
Psoriasis Associated With High Blood Pressure, Diabetes in Women
May 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and high... Read summary »
Hypertension Traced to Childhood
June 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers believe high blood pressure can be traced back to a person's childhood. Analyses of blood pressure tracking studies... Read summary »
Induction of Labor Recommended for Women With High Blood Pressure
August 11, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inducing a pregnancy at 37 weeks, may be healthier for some women and their babies. About six percent of pregnancies are... Read summary »
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