Common Characteristics High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often referred to as “the silent disease” because it has no symptoms until it reaches an advanced state. Very often, it is detected during a routine doctor’s visit or high blood pressure screening program. Even then, several measurements may be needed to make a definite diagnosis of […]
Posts with the antihypertensive tag
Antihypertensive Drugs
A introduction to antihypertensive drugs
Hypertension Medications – Finding the Best Agent to Lowering Blood Pressure
Despite constant attempts to utilize alternate means of treating the condition often referred to as the “silent killer,” hypertension medications proves to be the most common treatment. Medical professionals generally prescribe a variety of medications to treat patients that suffer with high blood pressure. In most cases, these medications are effective and they prove to […]
Urgent Hypertension
When a patient has a sustained diastolic blood pressure greater than 120 mm Hg but doesn’t develop complications, he has urgent hypertension. This condition can develop quickly over several days or take as long as several weeks. It can result from noncompliance with the prescribed antihypertensive regimen, stress, or drugs that stimulate the sympathetic […]
Hypertension In A Nutshell
Blood pressure is expressed as two components, with a larger top number (systolic pressure) and a smaller bottom figure (diastolic pressure). These readings are measured in millimeters of mercury. The systolic pressure reflects the heart’s contraction as blood is forced out of the heart; the diastolic measure reflects the pressure during the heart’s resting stage […]
Hypertension and Antihypertensive Meds
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