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What Are The Causes Of High Blood Pressure
The Causes of High Blood Pressure
In most cases, there is no clear cause of high blood pressure. The term “essential hypertension” is used in these instances. Doctors can often treat the high blood pressure but never cure it. However, there are some causes of high blood pressure which can not only be treated, but also be cured.
The body sometimes needs to increase blood pressure to maintain adequate flow of blood to the brain and other vital or... Read more »
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Antidepressants and Migraine Drugs Don't Mix: FDA
THURSDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- People who combine Prozac and similar antidepressants with migraine drugs called triptans run the risk of a life-threatening condition called serotonin syndrome,... Read more »Hypertensive retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the retina caused by high blood pressure. Causes, incidence, and risk factors High blood pressure can cause damage to blood vessels... Read more »Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. "Primary" means that there are no other diseases of the heart or lungs causing the high blood... Read more »Bartters syndrome
Bartter syndrome refers to a rare group of conditions that affect the kidneys. People with Bartter syndrome have a loss of potassium (hypokalemic alkalosis) and a rise in the... Read more »Chronic glomerulonephritis
Chronic glomerulonephritis is the advanced stage of a group of kidney disorders, resulting in inflammation and gradual, progressive destruction of the glomeruli (internal kidney... Read more »Images
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Medications
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