Thursday, October, 29, 2009
Is Hypertension Considered A Cardiovascular Disease
October 03, 2008
Many doctors have been reluctant to treat hypertension in the
elderly, believing that treatment in these patients may do more
harm than good. But researchers at Yale University School of
Medicine say that treating high blood pressure in people over age
80 can reduce the rates of stroke, heart failure, and death from
cardiovascular disease. In a study of 3,845 people over age 80,
patients given high blood pressure meds had a 30 percent lower risk
of stroke, a 23 percent lower risk of death from c...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a...
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By Larry Weinrauch
,
Health Expert
...pressures as they age. Indeed, the likelihood of having high blood pressure is quite low before...
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By Craig Stoltz
,
Health Expert
...Association suggests that three quarters of kids who have high blood pressure may be...
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By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...blood pressure and alleviate the potential for other cardiovascular diseases. Alvin Hopkinson...
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Health Guide
...Fellow of the American Colleges of Physicians, Cardiology, the American Heart Association Council for
High Blood Pressure Research, and one of the few physicians certified by the American Society...
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...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...
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In the last few years, studies have been released about Migraine and stroke risk, and Migraine and cardiovascular disease in both women and men. To all of this information, we can now add information...
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...patients as soon as they become available. The constantly changing medications for conditions such as
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and coronary artery disease are a source of...
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Prevention The prevention of stroke secondary to atherosclerosis includes control of risk factors. Hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other risk factors should be treated as...
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