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2. Hypertension - Wikipedia

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   Hypertension; Other names: Arterial hypertension, high blood pressure: Automated arm blood pressure meter showing arterial hypertension (shown by a systolic blood pressure 158 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure 99 mmHg and heart rate of 80 beats per minute)

3. Baroreflex - Wikipedia

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   The baroreflex or baroreceptor reflex is one of the body's homeostatic mechanisms that helps to maintain blood pressure at nearly constant levels. The baroreflex provides a rapid negative feedback loop in which an elevated blood pressure causes the heart rate to decrease. Decreased blood pressure decreases baroreflex activation and causes heart ...

4. Hypertensive emergency - Wikipedia

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   In the heart, increased arterial stiffness, increased systolic blood pressure, and widened pulse pressures, all resulting from chronic hypertension, can cause significant damage. Coronary perfusion pressures are decreased by these factors, which also increase myocardial oxygen consumption, possibly leading to left ventricular hypertrophy .

5. What’s the Difference Between a Normal and Dangerous Heart Rate?

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   Normal heart rate varies based on a person’s age, fitness and activity levels, temperature, caffeine, stress, and other risk factors (such as blood pressure, chronic diabetes, obesity, etc ...

6. High Blood Pressure: Symptoms, Treatments, and Causes - AOL

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   With high blood pressure, the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels is consistently too high. Around 75 million Americans have high blood pressure (or hypertension), and almost half of ...

7. Blood pressure variations ‘could be warning sign of heart ...

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   High blood pressure, or hypertension, puts additional strain on the heart, blood vessels and other organs. It can increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke, as well as the likes of heart and ...