Why Prevent High Blood Pressure Before It Happens
You may wonder why it's so important to prevent high blood pressure. Why not simply wait for it to develop and then treat it?
View ArticleHeredity and High Blood Pressure
If you are concerned about having high blood pressure in the future, then look out for the following concerns:
View ArticleDoppler Ultrasound & Children
Diagnosing high blood pressure is different for children.
View ArticleCoronary Artery Disease
Of all the serious and even life-threatening side effects of high blood pressure, coronary artery disease is by far the most common.
View ArticleKidney Disease Caused by High Blood Pressure
Every ounce of blood that flows through the body passes through the kidneys several times throughout the day to be filtered of certain substances and impurities that can be flushed out in the urine.
View ArticleBlood Pressure and Alcohol
Research shows that drinking alcohol can raise blood pressure.
View ArticleThe Process of Reading Blood Pressure
A blood pressure reading measures both the pressure when the heart pumps and the pressure when it relaxes and reloads.
View ArticleThe Smoking Gun
Every time you puff on a cigarette, your blood pressure shoots up like smoke through a chimney.
View ArticleHow Do You Know If You Have High Blood Pressure?
You might get a few unexpected headaches. But other than that, hypertension has no symptoms in its early stages.
View ArticleUsing Nicotine Gums to Ward off Smoking
Nicotine gums can help you stop smoking, thereby reducing the ill effects that cigarettes have on high blood pressure.
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