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Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Pressure Complications

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Hypertension places stress on several organs (called target organs), including the kidneys, eyes, and heart, causing them to deteriorate over time. High blood pressure was directly responsible for nearly 44,619 American deaths in 2000 and was listed as the primary or contributing cause of death in an estimated 118,000 cases. High blood pressure contributes to 75% of all strokes and heart attacks. It is particularly deadly in African Americans.

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Kidney Stones: Causes

Kidney stones are one of the most common disorders of the urinary tract. They are an ancient health problem. Evidence of kidney stoneshas been found in an Egyptian mummy estimated to be... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Symptoms

Prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms in the early stages. As the malignancy spreads, it may constrict the urethra and cause urinary problems.Urine flows from the kidney through the... Read more »

Kidney Stones: Complications

CausesThe key process in the development of kidney stones is supersaturation.Salts, including calcium oxalate, uric acid, cystine, or xanthine, are carried in urine.These salts can become extremely... Read more »

Colon and Rectal Cancers: Causes

CausesIn most cases of colon or rectal cancers the cause or causes are unknown. Defects in genes that normally protect against cancer play the major role in causing polyp cells to continuously spread... Read more »

Complications of Enlarged Prostate

The progression of symptoms in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is typically very slow, and additional symptoms, when they occur, often come and go. Individual response to these... Read more »

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