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Health Encyclopedia: Drug Induced Hypertension
Hypertension (high blood pressure) can be caused by using a chemical substance, drug, or medication. It can also be caused by stopping a drug or medication. See also
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Hypertension - medication related
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood that is pumped by the heart, the pumping power of the heart, the condition of the heart valves, and the size and cond...
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Expert & Community Posts
High Blood Pressure Drugs: Top 3 Effective Treatments
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertMany people suffer with high blood pressure in America despite the efforts of the American Heart... Read more »
Sodium and High Blood Pressure
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health ExpertHigh blood pressure has been related to salt intake for over two thousand years. Chinese... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Risk Factors: 5 Factors That You Can Control
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertHigh blood pressure or hypertension is a serious medical condition that has the potential of... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Controversy: Wading Through the Muck
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health ExpertHigh blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common condition in Western civilization. It is... 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 »
Health Guide
Drug-induced hypertension
Hypertension - medication related Prevention Be careful when taking any substance. If you are unsure of the likely effects and of interactions... Read more »Drug-induced hypertension
...rest. A consistent rate of more than 140 mm Hg systolic and more than 90 mm Hg diastolic is considered high blood pressure. Tests to determine the cause of the problem may include blood tests to... Read more »Drug-induced hypertension
...Stroke Loss of vision Calling your health care provider If you have high blood pressure, you will have regularly scheduled appointments with your doctor. In... Read more »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 »High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Patient Guide
...percent of them are unaware of it. Since people with hypertension may not exhibit any symptoms, their high blood pressure is often undiagnosed until complications occur. It has been proven that... 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 »
Related News
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 »
Molecular Discovery for Metabolic Disorders
July 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Millions of Americans have high blood pressure also develop diabetes and other metabolic complications. New research identifies... Read summary »
FDA approves generic Prinzide
October 02, 2008The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the hypertension drug Prinzide. Like the brand name formula of the drug, generic... Read summary »
Clinical trial: New device for hard-to-treat hypertension
September 25, 2008This is a study to test the safety and effectiveness of a new device, the Rheos Baroreflex Hypertension System, in people whose high blood pressure... 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 »
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