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  2. Atypical ductal hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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    Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) is the term used for a benign lesion of the breast that indicates an increased risk of breast cancer. [1]The name of the entity is descriptive of the lesion; ADH is characterized by cellular proliferation (hyperplasia) within one or two breast ducts and (histomorphologic) architectural abnormalities, i.e. the cells are arranged in an abnormal or atypical way ...

  3. Comparison of international blood pressure guidelines

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    Guidelines on the choice of agents and how best to step up treatment for various subgroups in hypertension (high blood pressure) have changed over time and differ between countries. A Comparison of International Guidelines on Goal Blood Pressure and Initial Therapy for Adults With Hypertension (adapted from JNC 8 guidelines [ 1 ] )

  4. Invasive carcinoma of no special type - Wikipedia

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    DCIS I IA=T1, N0, M0 IB=T0, N1mi, M0 or T1, N1mi, M0 II IIA=T0, N1, M0 or T1, N1, M0 or T2, N0, M0 IIB=T2, N1, M0 or T3, N0, M0 III Larger size tumors with various combinations of lymph node involvement that are more extensive than stage II, but no distant metastases IV Distant metastases (M1)

  5. Essential hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension, or idiopathic hypertension) is a form of hypertension without an identifiable physiologic cause. [1] [2] It is the most common type affecting 85% of those with high blood pressure. [3] [4] The remaining 15% is accounted for by various causes of secondary hypertension. [3]

  6. Breast cancer classification - Wikipedia

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    Larger size, nodal spread, and metastasis have a larger stage number and a worse prognosis. The main stages are: Stage 0 which is in situ disease or Paget's disease of the nipple. Stage 0 is a pre-cancerous or marker condition, either ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS).

  7. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Guidelines for treating resistant hypertension have been published in the UK [45] and US. [46] It has been proposed that a proportion of resistant hypertension may be the result of chronic high activity of the autonomic nervous system, known as "neurogenic hypertension". [47] Low adherence to treatment is an important cause of resistant ...

  8. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    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. Hypertension can be classified by cause as either essential (also known as primary or idiopathic) or secondary. About 90–95% of hypertension is essential ...

  9. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    [49] [56] According to the 2017 [57] American Heart Association blood pressure guidelines state that a systolic blood pressure of 130–139 mmHg with a diastolic pressure of 80–89 mmHg is "stage one hypertension".