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2. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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   For most people, recommendations are to reduce blood pressure to less than or equal to somewhere between 140/90 mmHg and 160/100 mmHg. [2] In general, for people with elevated blood pressure, attempting to achieve lower levels of blood pressure than the recommended 140/90 mmHg will create more harm than benefits, [3] in particular for older people. [4]

3. Sodium nitroprusside - Wikipedia

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   Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), sold under the brand name Nitropress among others, is a medication used to lower blood pressure. [3] This may be done if the blood pressure is very high and resulting in symptoms, in certain types of heart failure, and during surgery to decrease bleeding. [3] It is used by continuous injection into a vein. [3]

4. Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help High Blood Pressure? - AOL

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   The best ways to reduce high blood pressure—and your risk for its consequences like heart attacks and stroke—is to eat a healthy, low-sodium diet, get regular exercise, and drink alcohol only ...

5. Hypertension is a ‘silent killer.’ Here’s what your blood ...

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   You don’t need to have Stage 2 hypertension or be on the verge of a hypertensive crisis to have high blood pressure negatively impact your health, explains Dr. Luke Laffin, codirector of ...

6. 21 foods that lower blood pressure — and which foods to avoid

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   High blood pressure is caused by the force of blood flow in the arteries being too high. The DASH diet includes heart-healthy foods that lower blood pressure. 21 foods that lower blood pressure ...

7. Nitrovasodilator - Wikipedia

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   The most important effect in angina is the widening of veins, which increases their capacity to hold blood ("venous pooling") and reduces the pressure of the blood returning to the heart (the preload). Widening of the large arteries also reduces the pressure against which the heart has to pump, the afterload. Lower preload and afterload result ...

8. The One Thing You Should Never, Ever Do if You Have High ...

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   Person checking blood pressure with tonometer. High blood pressure is serious and should be taken as such—but, of course, the stress that comes from worrying about your hypertension can actually ...

9. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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   Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34% and of ischaemic heart disease by 21%, and can reduce the likelihood of dementia ...