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  2. Pseudohypertension - Wikipedia

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    Pseudohypertension, also known as pseudohypertension in the elderly, noncompressibility artery syndrome, and Osler's sign (or Osler sign) of pseudohypertension is a falsely elevated blood pressure reading obtained through sphygmomanometry due to calcification of blood vessels which cannot be compressed. [1]

  3. Complications of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Secondly, high blood pressure is a silent disease and thus it is vital for all diabetics to regularly check their blood pressure or have it checked at a doctor's office on a regular basis. The American Diabetes Association recommends that all diabetics get their blood pressure measured by a health care professional at least 2-5 times a year. [94]

  4. Fluctuating blood pressure could influence cognitive ... - AOL

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    Older Black men with fluctuating blood pressure appear to have a more pronounced risk of experiencing cognitive decline than their white peers, according to a new study. Fluctuating blood pressure ...

  5. Hypertensive heart disease - Wikipedia

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    Hypertensive heart disease includes a number of complications of high blood pressure that affect the heart.While there are several definitions of hypertensive heart disease in the medical literature, [1] [2] [3] the term is most widely used in the context of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding categories.

  6. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    Some fluctuation or variation in blood pressure is normal. Variation in blood pressure that is significantly greater than the norm is known as labile hypertension and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease [63] brain small vessel disease, [64] and dementia [65] independent of the average

  7. Labile hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Labile hypertension occurs when there are unexpected changes in blood pressure.The term can be used to describe when people have blood pressure measurements that abruptly fluctuate from being abnormally high, approximately 140/90mm Hg or over and returns to its normal range.

  8. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    A diagram explaining factors affecting arterial pressure. Pathophysiology is a study which explains the function of the body as it relates to diseases and conditions. The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure.

  9. Essential hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure is classified as normal blood pressure, prehypertension, hypertension (stages I and II), and isolated systolic hypertension, which is a common occurrence among the elderly. These readings are based on the average of seated blood pressure readings that were properly measured during 2 or more office visits.