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Structural analysis of retinal blood vessels in patients with COPD during a pulmonary rehabilitation program | Scientific ...

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high blood pressure pregnancy :: Article Creator High Blood Pressure In Pregnancy Most of us feel like we're going to blow our top at some point in pregnancy, thanks to those raging hormones and overwhelming exhaustion. But while your blood may be boiling over at the slightest thing, the fact is that most women actually have lower blood pressure than beforehand. This is because increased levels of progesterone relax the walls of your blood vessels. However, for around 16 in 100 mums-to-be, high blood pressure can strike, especially in the third trimester as the greater volume of blood in your body needs to be pumped around, make your heart work even harder. This condition is known as gestational hypertension. Your midwife will take your blood pressure at every appointment during your pregnancy to watch out for it, using the reading from your booking in appointment as a baseline. What if I already had high blood pressure? Expec

High Blood Pressure & Kidney Disease - NIDDK

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pulmonary circulatory system :: Article Creator Pulmonary Hypertension: Dietary Changes May Help With Treatment, Study Finds About 1% of the world's population lives with pulmonary hypertension, which currently has no cure. Researchers say dietary changes that limit the amino acids glutamine and serine may help slow disease progression and improve the effectiveness of current medications. Scientists have also developed a new noninvasive diagnostic test for pulmonary hypertension based on their findings. Researchers estimate that about 1% of the world's population lives with pulmonary hypertension — a condition causing high blood pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs. There is currently no cure for pulmonary hypertension. Treatment options — medication, surgery, and lifestyle changes — can help manage symptoms and prolong a person's life. Now, new research has examined the effects of dietary interventions on pulmonary h

High Blood Pressure and Nosebleeds: Is There a Connection?

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high blood pressure stroke symptoms :: Article Creator Silent Killer: When High Blood Pressure Symptoms Are A Deadly 'critical Emergency' And Need 999 High blood pressure often shows no symptoms and can be hard to detect, but if left untreated, it may cause serious and potentially life-threatening damage to the body Severely high blood pressure can damage blood vessels and body organs ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) About 4.2million Brits could be at risk of a 'silent killer' that can lead to fatal heart attacks - but it often has no clear symptoms to detect it. High blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension, occurs when the pressure in your blood vessels is unusually high, putting extra strain on your heart and other organs, such as the brain and kidneys. It often has no symptoms, but if left untreated, it can cause a hypertensive crisis – which carries the risk of fatal heart attacks, strokes, kidney dis

Spironolactone oral tablet: Dosage, side effects, uses, and more

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pulmonary artery systolic pressure 50 mmhg :: Article Creator What To Know About Pulmonary Embolism? A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery that supplies blood to the lungs. The blockage, usually caused by a blood clot, impairs oxygenation of the blood and can damage the heart. This means it can be life threatening. The word "embolism" comes from the Greek émbolos, meaning "stopper" or "plug." In a pulmonary embolism, the embolus forms in one part of the body and circulates throughout the blood supply. It then blocks the blood flowing through a vessel in another part of the body, namely the lungs. Blood clots often develop in the leg, which is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This article lists the symptoms of pulmonary embolism and outlines its diagnosis and treatment options. Although the exact number of those affected by pulmonary embolism or DVT is unknown, it may affect

High blood pressure is linked to cognitive decline

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random high blood pressure :: Article Creator High Blood Pressure And Its Relationship To Adiposity In A School-aged Population: Body Mass Index Vs Waist Circumference Ezzati M, Lopez AD, Rodgers A, Vander Hoorn S, Murray CJ . Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease. Lancet 2002; 360: 1347–1360. Article  Google Scholar  Chen X, Wang Y . Tracking of blood pressure from childhood to adulthood: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Circulation 2008; 117: 3171–3180. Article  Google Scholar  Sahoo K, Sahoo B, Choudhury AK, Sofi NY, Kumar R, Bhadoria AS . Childhood obesity: causes and consequences. J Fam Med Prim Care 2015; 4: 187–192. Article  Google Scholar  Christofaro DG, Fernandes RA, Oliveira AR, Freitas Júnior IF, Barros MV, Ritti-Dias RM . The association between cardiovascular risk factors and high blood pressure in adolescents: a school-based study. Am J Hum Biol 2014; 26: 518–522