Resistant hypertension is medically defined as high BP that is resistant to conventional medical therapy. According to some perspectives it affects roughly between 1 to 13 percent of all hypertension sufferers. Despite intake of three or more anti hypertensive drugs blood pressure remains elevated to 140/90mmHg for individuals under the age of 60 and 160/90mmHg […]
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Healthbeat – Salt & Hypertension
Salt and Hypertension. Melissa Mahan talked with Doctor Barry Ramo about who needs to be careful and how effective cutting salt out of your diet can be on your high blood pressure. Video Rating: 0 / 5
Hypertension Warning Signs – Can You Detect Them?
Have you ever wondered why high blood pressure is known as a silent killer? It’s because the signs of high blood pressure or hypertension are usually hard to detect in a person. It is actually a disease that has no warning signs or symptoms on its onset. There will be more visible signs only when […]
A Specialists Overview of Pre-eclampsia Part 1
Dr Rebecca Black speaking at an Action on Pre-eclampsia Study Day gives a specialists overview of the disorder. This is part 1 of 6
5 Major Effects of High Blood Pressure – 3D Medical Animation
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Hypertension – The Pathophysiology
Arterioles and large blood vessels become hardened and constricted, leading to an abnormal resistance to blood flow and subsequently an elevated blood pressure. The heart responds by trying to overcome the peripheral resistance. There is therefore an increased cardiac output as the heart tries to pump more blood to the different parts of the body. […]
Treatment of Hypertension by Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine has a plenty of methods to treat hypertension; acupuncture is one of them.The practice of hypertension treatment by acupuncture can be generally divided into two types: one is to treat the symptom of high blood pressure; and the other, to treat the patient as a whole. To treat the symptom of high […]
Waterproof
Intracranial Hypertension (previously known as Pseudotumor Cerebri) is a neurological disorder that i was diagnosed with at the age of 9 years old. It has affected my life so much that i wasn’t even able to attend school for 2 years because of the daily headaches and pain it puts me through. Finally this year, […]
How to Take Blood Pressure : Tools for Taking Blood Pressure
Taking blood pressure readings requires several tools including a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. Learn more about the tools required for taking blood pressure with tips from a doctor in this free health video. Expert: Dr. Robin Terranella Bio: Dr. Robin Terranella has a medical degree from Bastyr University and has trained at Wu Hsing […]
Histopathology Heart , kidney –Malignant hypertension
Histopathology Heart , kidney –Malignant hypertension
Early Stages Of Hypertension
Hypertension can be understood if a little about the science of blood pressure measurement is known.Blood pressure is the equivalent power in millimeters of mercury by which the heart pumps blood around the body.The heart itself is the mechanical pump that discharges under pressure it’s blood content at intervals into the luminal arteries arterioles of […]
Richard Moore, MD, PhD, Diuretics lower blood pressure by excreting sodium
fatnews.com Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com. Why not just stop over-consuming sodium instead? Americans consume 4000-5000 mg of sodium per day because of processed foods, but only need 100-400 mg per day. This is an excerpt from a letter by Richard Moore, MD, PhD dated August 31, 2009. Hi, this is Larry Hobbs […]
The Loretta McNary Show ft. Pulmonary Hypertension – Part 2
Barbara Thompson and Dr. William Novick talk about Pulmonary Hypertension, its symptoms, treatments & the need for awareness of this invisible heart/lung disease on The Loretta McNary Show in Memphis, TN. It is under-diagnosed & the public as well as the medical community must become aware of high lung pressure as there are treatments. For […]