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Health Encyclopedia: Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
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Fainting - Light-headedness during exercise
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Dizziness - Leg swelling
Signs and tests
A physical examination shows enlargement of the veins in th...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
Symptoms of High Blood Pressure: 3 Specific Signs to Monitor
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a... Read more »
Understanding Renal Hypertension: A Detailed Overview
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...common issue among many individuals. Basically, it is high blood pressure and can be controlled... Read more »
Stage Two High Blood Pressure: A Hypertension Emergency
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...comprised by the disease. When you have reached Stage Two high blood pressure, it is severe and... 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 »
Health Guide
Preeclampsia
...with this disease: Decreased urine output Nausea and vomiting Facial swelling High blood pressure Agitation Vision changes (flashing lights in the eyes) ... Read more »Malignant hypertension (arteriolar nephrosclerosis)
...Hypertension - malignant Treatment Hospitalization is essential until the severe high blood pressure is under control. Medications delivered through an IV line, such as... 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 »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 »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 »Images
Medications
...ORALPronounced: (low-SAR-tan)Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure ... 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 »
...(tel-mi-SAR-tan)Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It... Read more »
Related News
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 »
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 »
Hypertension linked to depression through obesity
October 02, 2008Researchers at Louisiana State University Health Science Center have found that obesity may be a link between depression and the development of high... 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 »
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