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Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. It can lead to severe complications and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. The pressure depends on the work being done by the heart and the resistance of the blood vessels. Medical guidelines define hypertension as a blood pressure higher than 130 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) in November 2017. Around 85 million people in the United States have high blood pressure. Hypertension and heart disease are global health concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that the growth of the processed food industry has impacted the amount of salt in diets worldwide, and that this plays a role in hypertension.
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Cardiology
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...
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AUG 16, 2018
Cardiology
You might want to consider your heart when you go out drinking, binge drinking may cause increased cardiovascular risk.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 07, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 29, 2018
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...
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Health & Medicine
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...
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JUL 22, 2018
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JUL 17, 2018
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JUL 15, 2018
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...
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JUL 06, 2018
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JUL 05, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
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JUN 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
When a person ingests anything, be it food, drink or medication, it gets broken down in the bloodstream so that cells ca
...
Written By:
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JUN 19, 2018
Cardiology
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...
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Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 11, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2018
Cardiology
U.S. doctors have confirmed that eating at least two servings of oily fish per week is enough to reduce the risk of hear
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 14, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 17, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
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