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2. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   You might receive blood tests to look for risk factors for atherosclerosis. Blood tests might check your: Cholesterol levels ... Managing underlying conditions such as high blood pressure or high ...

3. Complications of hypertension - Wikipedia

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   The high blood pressure is gradual at early stages and may take at least 10–15 years to fully develop. Besides diabetes, other factors that may also increase high blood pressure include obesity, insulin resistance and high cholesterol levels. In general, fewer than 25 percent of diabetics have good control of their blood pressure. The ...

4. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   The build-up of plaque is also called atherosclerosis. ... High blood pressure (Learn more about How to Lower Blood Pressure.) High cholesterol. Heart disease. Diabetes. Obesity.

5. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Atherosclerosis (a buildup of plaque in your arteries) Stroke. Cardiovascular disease. Heart failure. ... Men have a higher risk of high blood pressure than women in middle age, but women have a ...

6. Hypertensive heart disease - Wikipedia

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   Hypertension or high blood pressure affects at least 26.4% of the world's population. [15] Hypertensive heart disease is only one of several diseases attributable to high blood pressure. Other diseases caused by high blood pressure include ischemic heart disease, cancer, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysms and kidney disease.

7. Atherosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   The exact cause of atherosclerosis is unknown and is proposed to be multifactorial. [1] Risk factors include abnormal cholesterol levels, elevated levels of inflammatory biomarkers, [12] high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking (both active and passive smoking), obesity, genetic factors, family history, lifestyle habits, and an unhealthy diet. [4]

8. Hypertension - Wikipedia

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   [18] [19] [20] High blood pressure affects 33% of the population globally. [9] About half of all people with high blood pressure do not know that they have it. [9] In 2019, high blood pressure was believed to have been a factor in 19% of all deaths (10.4 million globally). [9] Video summary

9. What is high blood pressure and why is it called the 'silent ...

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   They assumed blood pressure had to go up to generate more pressure to force blood through narrowing arteries clogged from atherosclerosis, which also was assumed to be natural.