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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure When Pregnant

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Understanding the Causes and Effects of High Blood Pressure

By Melanie Thomassian Health Expert

If you've been told you have high blood pressure you should be thankful for a timely diagnosis. For many people their high blood pressure goes undiagnosed years, and this can be a very dangerous situation.

 

Essential or primary hypertension
It's thought that more than 9 in 10 people with high blood pressure have 'primary hypertension,' which means that there's no single clear cause of it.

 

However, it is known that certain factors in your lifestyle can contribute to developing the conditions,...

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