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2. Hypertension - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. [11] High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms itself. [1] It is, however, a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, peripheral ...

3. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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   Blood pressure ( BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured.

4. 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 ...

5. What is high blood pressure and why is it called the ... - AOL

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   High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a vicious and smart adversary.It’s vicious because it greatly increases the odds of heart disease and stroke, some of the leading causes of ...

6. What people should do about high blood pressure ... - AOL

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   The treatments from your medical provider will differ depending on your blood pressure and accompanying symptoms, if any. High blood pressure can damage multiple organs in the body. The condition ...

7. Hypertensive emergency - Wikipedia

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   The term hypertensive emergency is primarily used as a specific term for a hypertensive crisis with a diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 120 mmHg or systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 180 mmHg. [9] Hypertensive emergency differs from hypertensive urgency in that, in the former, there is evidence of acute organ ...