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High Blood Pressure Can Lead To An Enlarged And Weakened Heart, Increased Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, And Kidney Failure
What is High Blood Pressure?
If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be wondering exactly what it is and how you can control it. So, let's take a closer look...
Blood pressure measures how strongly blood presses against the walls of your arteries as it is pumped around the body by your heart. This reading goes up and down as the heart pumps. So, as the heart pumps the blood out, the pressure is highest, and when the heart is filling up again ready for the next pump, the blood pressure is at it's lowest.
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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 »
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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 »
High Blood Pressure Linked to Memory Problems in Middle Age
September 07, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to a new study. The study found that people with... Read summary »
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March 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overweight people who think they can eliminate their risk for heart disease just by treating high blood pressure and high... Read summary »
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 »
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