Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition where the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a qualifier usually refers to arterial hypertension. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Hypertension - Definition. Blood pressure is a continuous variable, and risks of ...

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• Hypertension - Pathophysiology
• Hypertension - Signs and symptoms
• Hypertension - Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies
• Hypertension - Complications
• Hypertension - Pregnancy
• Hypertension - Diagnosis
• Hypertension - Measuring blood pressure
• Hypertension - Distinguishing primary vs. secondary hypertension
• Hypertension - Blood tests commonly performed in a newly diagnosed hypertension patient
• Hypertension - Epidemiology
• Hypertension - Treatment
• Hypertension - Lifestyle modification
• Hypertension - Medications

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Blood pressure is a continuous variable, and risks of various adverse outcomes rise with it. A blood pressure of less than 120/80 mmHg is defined as "normal" in adults. Hypertension is usually diagnosed on finding blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or above, measured on both arms on three occasions over a few weeks. Recently, the JNC VII (The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure) has defined blood pressure 120/80 mmHg to 140/90 mmHg as "prehypertension". P ...

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Research on health benefits of Sahaja Yoga

To verify some of the claims of Sahaj Yoga, a systematic research study was organised in the physiology and medecine department of Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals in New Delhi.

The research projects studied were psychological effects of Kundalini awakening by Sahaj Yoga and the effect of Sahaj practise on psychosomatic diseases like hypertension and bronchial asthma.

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Hypertension is usually found incidentally - "case finding" by healthcare professionals. It normally produces no symptoms. Malignant hypertension (or accelerated hypertension) is distinct as a late phase in the condition, and may present with headaches, blurred vision and end-organ damage. It is recognised that stressful situations can increase the blood pressure; if a normally normotensive patient has a high blood pressure only when being reviewed by a health care professional, this is colloquially termed white coat effect< ...

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Hypertension, Hypertension - Definition, Hypertension - Etiology, Hypertension - Essential hypertension, Hypertension - Secondary hypertension, Hypertension - Pathophysiology, Hypertension - Signs and symptoms, Hypertension - Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies, Hypertension - Complications, Hypertension - Pregnancy, Hypertension - Diagnosis, Hypertension - Measuring blood pressure, Hypertension - Distinguishing primary vs. secondary hypertension, Hypertension - Blood tests commonly performed in a newly diagnosed hypertension patient, Hypertension - Epidemiology, Hypertension - Treatment, Hypertension - Lifestyle modification, Hypertension - Medications

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), sometimes called benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) or pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure (ICP), in the absence of a tumor or other intracranial pathology. Benign intracranial hypertension - Explanation of terms. The terms "benign" and "pseudotumor" have often been used for this disorder to make clear that the increased ICP is not caused by a tumor or malignancy. Ho ...

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The anterior chamber if the fluid-filled space inside the eye between the iris and the cornea's innermost surface, the endothelium [1]. Aqueous humor is the fluid that fills the anterior chamber. See also. Glaucoma Hyphema Intraocular pressure Ocular hypertension ...

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Atenolol C07AB03 Atenolol is a drug belonging to the group of beta blockers, a class of drugs used primarily in cardiovascular diseases. Introduced in 1976, Atenolol was developed as a replacement for propanolol in the treatment of hypertension. Hypertension is a clinical condition in which the arterial blood pressure in rest exceeds constantly 140/90 mm Hg (as defined by the World Health Organization). Hypertension is a risk factor for stroke, myocardial infar ...

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• Atenolol - Dosage
• Atenolol - Combination treatment of hypertension
• Atenolol - Overdose

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Sildenafil G04BE03 Sildenafil citrate, sold under the names Viagra, Revatio and (in the Indian subcontinent) Caverta, is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Viagra pills, intended to treat impotence, are blue with the words "Pfizer" on one side and "VGR xx" (with xx representing 25, 50 or 100, the dose of that pill in milligrams) on the other. Sildenafil - Hist ...

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Bendroflumethiazide, (formerly known as bendrofluazide), is a thiazide diuretic, used to treat hypertension. Other related archivesdiuretic, hypertension, thiazide

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Running is by definition the fastest means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. It is a form of aerobic exercise. Running - Jogging. Jogging is a poorly-defined term which generally refers to a type of slow running, previously called "roadwork" when athletes in training, such as boxers, customarily ran several miles each day as part of their conditioning. In the 1960s or 1970s the word "roadwork" ...

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Cor pulmonale is a medical term used to describe a failure of the right side of the heart. It is caused by prolonged high blood pressure in the right ventricle of the heart, which in turn is most often caused by pulmonary hypertension - prolonged high blood pressure in the arteries or veins of the lungs. People with heart disease, or lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis, are at greater risk. Cor pulmonale - Pathophysiology. There are several mechanisms leading to pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale:Including:

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Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used in medicine and pharmacology to treat hypertension. There are many classes of antihypertensives, which—by varying means—act by lowering blood pressure. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5-6 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 40%, of coronary heart disease by 15-20%, and reduces the likelihood of dementia, heart failure, and mortality from vascular disease. Which type of medication to use initially for hypertension has been the subject of sever ...

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Conn's syndrome is overproduction of the mineralocorticoid hormone aldosterone by the adrenal glands. Aldosterone causes sodium and water retention and potassium excretion in the kidneys, leading to arterial hypertension (high blood pressure). It is a rare but recognised cause of nonessential hypertension. It is named after Dr Jerome W. Conn (1907-1981), the American endocrinologist who first described the condition in 1955. It is the most common form of primary Hyperaldosteronism. Conn's syndrome - Signs symptoms and fi ...

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Amlodipine C08CA01 Amlodipine (as besylate or malleate) is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina. Amlodipine is marketed as Norvasc® and under various other names. As other calcium channel blockers, amlodipine acts by relaxing the smooth muscle in the arterial wall, decreasing peripheral resistance and hence improving blood pressure; in ...

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Acetazolamide Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox®, is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma, epileptic seizures, benign intracranial hypertension and altitude sickness. For glaucoma sufferers, the drug decreases fluid formation around the eye resulting in lower internal pressure on the eye. Acetazolamide can only be obtained by prescription and is available as a generic drug. Acetazolamide - Uses. Acetazolamide - General. Including:

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Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, also known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) or AT1-receptor antagonists, are a group of pharmaceuticals which modulate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Their main use is in hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage due to diabetes) and congestive heart failure. Angiotensin II receptor antagonist - Mode of action. These substances are AT1-receptor antagonists - that is, they block the activ ...

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Illness can be a synonym for disease or it can be a person's perception of having poor health. Disease is an actual physical, pathophysiological process which can cause an abnormal condition of the body or mind. Illness and disease are not necessarily the same. Most people who have a disease will feel they have an illness, while others will feel perfectly healthy. A third group (although small) may claim illness although they do not actually have a disease. People could have dangerously high blood pressure (hypertension) and be in danger of having a fatal heart attack or stroke, yet they feel perfectly ...

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ACE inhibitors, or inhibitors of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme, are a group of pharmaceuticals that are used primarily in treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, in most cases as the drugs of first choice. ACE inhibitor - Clinical use. Indications of ACE inhibitors include: Prevention of cardiovascular disorders Congestive heart failure Hypertension Left ventricular dysfunction Prevention of nephropathy in diabetes mellitu ...

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• ACE inhibitor - Phosphonate-containing ACE inhibitors
• ACE inhibitor - Naturally occurring
• ACE inhibitor - Comparative information
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Classification of common diuretics and their mechanisms of action A diuretic is any drug that elevates the rate of bodily urine excretion (diuresis). Diuretics also decrease the extracellular fluid (ECF) volume, and are primarily used to produce a negative extracellular fluid balance. Caffeine, cranberry juice and alcohol are all weak diuretics. In medicine, diuretics are used to treat heart failure, liver cirrhosis, hypertension and certain kidney diseases. Diuretics alleviate the symptoms of these diseases by ca ...

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