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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Prognosis For Hypertension

Health Encyclopedia: Hypertension

Alternative Names

High blood pressure


Treatment

The goal of treatment is to reduce blood pressure to a level where there is decreased risk of complications. Treatment may occur at home with close supervision by the health care provider, or may occur in the hospital.

Medications may include diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), or alpha blockers. Medications such as hyd...

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Expert & Community Posts

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High Blood Pressure in Children
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High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »

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Once a diagnosis of high blood pressure, or hypertension, is made you should discuss the causes,... Read more »

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Common Hypertension Complications
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...75% of strokes and heart attacks can be linked to high blood pressure. However, in African... Read more »

Health Guide

Hypertensive retinopathy
Control of high blood pressure (hypertension) is the only treatment for hypertensive retinopathy. Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Patients with grade IV... 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 »
Cirrhosis: Complications
Cirrhosis is the eleventh leading cause of death by disease in the United States, killing more than 25,000 people each year. A damaged liver affects almost every bodily process,... Read more »
Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...levels of a substance called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), which is known to play a role in high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.Researchers have reported high levels of certain... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Symptoms
Hypertension has aptly been called the "silent killer" because it usually produces no symptoms. Untreated hypertension increases slowly over the years. It is important for anyone with risk... Read more »

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