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Research Topics on: hypertension

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Books on: hypertension

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Encyclopedia Articles on: hypertension

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  • Hypertension
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    HYPERTENSION or high blood pressure, elevated blood...arterial blood vessels (arterioles). Hypertension is generally defined as a blood pressure...prehypertension. When the cause is unknown, the hypertension is called primary, or essential...
     
  • Eclampsia
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...headache, vertigo, visual disturbances, vomiting, hypertension, and edema. The four categories of hypertension during pregnancy are pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, chronic hypertension, and transient hypertension. Pre-eclampsia, which...
     
  • Arteriosclerosis
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...cerebral arteries). Arteriosclerosis risk factors include hypertension , elevated levels of fats in the blood, cigarette smoking...linked to increased risk of coronary disease. Treatment of hypertension, stress management, and cessation of smoking are also important...
     
  • Ace Inhibitor
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...jeoten sin, drug used to reduce elevated blood pressure (see hypertension ), to treat congestive heart failure , and to alleviate...as losartan (Cozaar) and valsartan (Diovan), reduce hypertension by displacing angiotensin 2 from receptors on the surface...
     
  • Heart Disease
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...damage the valves of the heart. In addition, the heart muscle itself can be affected: hypertensive heart disease (see hypertension ) can cause it to enlarge, and it can become inflamed by rheumatic fever. Arteriosclerotic depositions in the coronary...
     

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