The complications of hypertension are so dangerous that a lot has to be done to get them prevented. There are a few complications that gradually set in when one is hypertensive and with time they affect several organs of the body thereby posing a serious health threat to the sufferer. Some of these known complications […]
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Management of Complications of Portal Hypertension
In this annual update, Dr. John Roberts, Chief of the UCSF Transplant Service gives an overview of 20 years of progress in liver transplantation at UCSF. In the second segment, Dr. Nathan Bass takes a look at the current treatments for management of complications of portal hypertension. Series: UCSF Transplant Update [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] […]
Complications of Hypertension
The symptoms of hypertension include headaches, fatigue, dizziness, ringing in the ears and frequent nosebleeds. But not all people experience these. In fact, the majority of hypertensive persons have no obvious symptoms. One may have high blood pressure for years without noticing anything or feeling different. Because of this, the problem is usually ignored. Doing […]
Fish Oil For Blood Pressure – What’s the Connection?
Did you know it is estimated that 1 out of every 5 people may be suffering from “the silent killer” high blood pressure? Heart disease is a major killer of people worldwide, and people with abnormally high pressure in their arteries are far more likely to die then others of premature heart disease. The American […]
Diabetes veterans may show ways to prevent complications
Over time, diabetes can wreak havoc on the body’s eyes, cardiovascular system, kidneys and nerves. A major study by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers, however, has found that some people who have survived diabetes for many decades exhibit remarkably few complications — a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the […]