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29 Φεβ 2024 · This type of high blood pressure is called primary hypertension or essential hypertension. It tends to develop gradually over many years. Plaque buildup in the arteries, called atherosclerosis, increases the risk of high blood pressure.
29 Φεβ 2024 · The top number is 140 mm Hg or higher or the bottom number is 90 mm Hg or higher. Sometimes the bottom blood pressure reading is normal (less than 80 mm Hg) but the top number is high. This is called isolated systolic hypertension. It's a common type of high blood pressure in people older than 65.
28 Νοε 2023 · High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can quietly damage the body for years before symptoms appear. Without treatment, high blood pressure can lead to disability, a poor quality of life, or even a deadly heart attack or stroke. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
26 Οκτ 2021 · Essential (primary) hypertension occurs when you have abnormally high blood pressure that’s not the result of a medical condition. This form of high blood pressure is often due to obesity, family history and an unhealthy diet. The condition is reversible with medications and lifestyle changes.
20 Ιουλ 2023 · Objectives: Describe the criteria for normotensive, pre-hypertensive, and hypertensive blood pressure. Summarize the pathophysiology of essential hypertension and its pathological sequelae on organ systems throughout the body.
3 ημέρες πριν · Essential hypertension is typically diagnosed by screening of an asymptomatic individual. Treatment of uncontrolled hypertension reduces the risks of mortality and of cardiac, vascular, renal, and cerebrovascular complications.
The second category, diagnostic assessment, includes a review of the clinical assessment of essential hypertension and a brief review of the evaluation options for the most common causes of secondary hypertension.
