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	Teveten - Backgrounder on Hypertension
		Hypertension is defined, in adults, as a blood pressure greater than or equal to 140mm Hg systolic pressure or greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure.
		Hypertension is the most important cause of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the western world.
		Hypertension should be treated when it is determined to be too high on 2-3 occasions over a period of 3-6 months2.
	www.teveten.com.ph /hypertension.shtml (1288 words)

	Hypertension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated.
		Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure.
		Malignant hypertension (or accelerated hypertension) is distinct as a late phase in the condition, and may present with headaches, blurred vision and end-organ damage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hypertension (2091 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Essential hypertension
		Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause.
		High blood pressure, also called hypertension, occurs when the systolic pressure is consistently over 140 mm Hg, or the diastolic blood pressure is consistently over 90 mm Hg.
		Essential hypertension is diagnosed when NO causes can be found.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/000153.html (782 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Essential hypertension
		Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause.
		High blood pressure, also called hypertension, occurs when the systolic pressure is consistently over 140 mm Hg, or the diastolic blood pressure is consistently over 90 mm Hg.
		Essential hypertension is diagnosed when NO causes can be found.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000153.htm (907 words)

	Essential Hypertension
		Essential hypertension is blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal when no cause for the high blood pressure can be found.
		Most experts believe that essential hypertension is caused by several undiscovered factors, which may be why certain treatments lower blood pressure in some people but not others.
		Essential hypertension may be diagnosed when no causes for the elevated blood pressure can be found.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/e/essentialhypertension.htm (498 words)

	Hypertension
		The intravascular (plasma) volume contracts in patients with essential hypertension and is associated with a greater degree of interstitial fluid.
		Isolated systolic hypertension with a normal diastolic reading is the most common form of hypertension in people 65 and older and its prevalence increases steadidly with age (figure 123b, 123c).
		Hypertensive encephalopahy is characterized by acute to subacute changes in neurologic status that occur as a result of elevated arterial pressure (especially malignant hypertension) and are reversed by lowering of the blood pressure with effective antihypertensive therapy within 12 to 72 hours.
	www.rjmatthewsmd.com /Definitions/hypertension.htm (4428 words)

	Hypertension Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Essential or Labile Hypertension is a diagnosis of exclusion.
		Essential hypertension differs in that there is, by definition, no disease or pathologic condition causing it.
		Of all hypertensive, 52 percent are not on therapy (special diet or drugs), 27 percent are on inadequate therapy, and only 21 percent are on adequate therapy which controls their blood pressure.
	www.well-net.com /cardiov/hypertension-1.html (3095 words)

	Hypertension - Heart Canada - Part of the LifeMD.com Family
		About 92-94% of individuals with hypertension have essential hypertension, 3-5% have hypertension due to kidney disease and the remaining are often endocrine-related causes.
		The precise cause of essential hypertension is complex, due to the variety of systems that are involved in the regulation of arterial pressure, such as the nervous system, the kidneys, the heart and blood vessels and to the intricacy of their interactions.
		Hypertension is a dangerous condition because it is often considered a "silent killer".
	www.heartcanada.com /hypertension.php (529 words)

	Hypertension
		Hypertension is a broad disease with both primary and secondary causes.
		CONCLUSION: In patients with essential hypertension and baseline electrocardiographic LV hypertrophy, lower LV mass during antihypertensive treatment is associated with lower rates of clinical end points, additional to effects of blood pressure lowering and treatment modality.
		Hypertension control was defined as treatment with antihypertensive medication and a measured blood pressure of less than 140/90 mm Hg.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/hypertension.htm (3925 words)

	Essential hypertension (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Near half of the patients who have essential hypertension to have obstructor apnea of the dream, and near half of the patients who have obstructor apnea of the dream to have essential hypertension.
		The hypertension is another important indicator of the BEAR presence because near half of patients with the EH it has BEAR, and near half of all the patients with BEAR it has EH.
		the characteristics physiologic, biochemical and hematologic that contributes to the persistence of the hypertension are similar.
	hypertension.nyvas.com /essential-hypertension.htm (5331 words)

	Hypertension
		Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure, a condition with many causes.
		The people with hypertension in the second study had previously not responded to medications, though these were continued during the study.
		Treatment of hypertension by ling zhi combined with hypotensor and its effects on arterial, arteriolar and capillary pressure and microcirculation.
	www.icelandhealth.com /hypertension.html (4001 words)

	Hypertension (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease, increasing the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, ruptured aortic aneurysm, and renal disease.
		Hypertension is usually defined as a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher or a systolic pressure of 140 mm hg or higher.
		Unlike essential hypertension, secondary hypertension has an identifiable cause and in many cases is curable.
	www.nicholsdiag.com /products/hyper_home.htm (836 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Essential hypertension - CureResearch.com
		Hypertension is an under-diagnosed condition because it causes damage to the body with no symptoms or only mild symptoms.
		Hypertension during pregnancy is another common special case; it is called gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or eclampsia depending on its severity.
		Essential hypertension: Blood pressure measures the force of blood against the walls of your blood vessels.
	www.cureresearch.com /medical/essential_hypertension.htm (383 words)

	Hypertension
		Hypertension is the term for blood pressure that is higher than normal.
		Because hypertension causes no symptoms at first, it is often discovered when you are seeing your health care provider for a different reason.
		Because hypertension is such a common problem and can be easily treated, blood pressure is nearly always checked at health care visits.
	www.temple.edu /heart/html/hypertension.html (1071 words)

	Hypertension
		The patient with hypertension tends to be older and the prevalence of the disease increases with age.
		Hypertension is manifested within the eye as both hypertensive retinopathy and hypertensive ocular complications.
		Hypertension reduces the elasticity of vessels allowing lipids to deposit in the form of atheromas, which in turn leads to thrombus formation and possible emboli formation.
	www.revoptom.com /handbook/SECT61a.HTM (613 words)

	Hypertension Treatment Videos, Hypertension Causes, Symptoms & Prevention Videos
		Hypertension is the term for blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal.
		Hypertension is called essential or primary when no cause for the high blood pressure can be found.
		(When the cause of hypertension is known, such as kidney disease and tumors, it is called secondary hypertension.) About 95% of all people with high blood pressure have essential hypertension.
	www.drmalpani.com /health-videos/hypertension.htm (84 words)

	Essential Hypertension
		More than 95% of all high blood pressure is essential hypertension.
		When a disease or other physical problem is the cause of high blood pressure, the condition is called secondary hypertension.
		Because hypertension causes no symptoms at first, it is often discovered when you are seeing your doctor for a different reason.
	pages.prodigy.net /mwulfers/essentialhypertension.htm (1074 words)

	Most of the time, there is no explanation for this high blood pressure
		Indeed, in the majority of the cases no cause of high blood pressure is to be found.
		Genetic causes were recently highlighted for this kind of high blood pressure, which represents the majority of high blood pressure.
		Of course, the doctor considers the diagnosis of an essential arterial hypertension only when he has eliminated the secondary causes, which will be searched for a particular context.
	www.blood-pressure-hypertension.com /hypertension-causes/causes-1.shtml (174 words)

	Hypertension Information on Healthline
		Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy - 8 (9 and 10!
		This may be a signs of a complication or dangerously high blood pressure called malignant hypertension.
		Most of the time, hypertension can be controlled with medicine and lifestyle changes.
	www.healthline.com /adamcontent/hypertension (644 words)

	Hypertension (high blood pressure)
		Hypertension occurs when blood is forced through the arteries at an increased pressure.
		Diabetes considerably increases the risk of cardiovascular disease if hypertension is also present, so the targets for blood pressure control in diabetes are tighter.
		By treating hypertension well, complications can be avoided and average life expectancy will remain almost normal.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/hypertension.htm (1268 words)

	Essential Hypertension
		Essential hypertension is the common type of hypertension causing raised blood pressure.
		Essential hypertension remains the greatest killer condition of advanced societies.
		The whole current approach to the treatment of essential hypertension is based on the belief that its cause arises somewhere within the cardio vascular system.
	www.innatehealth.com /hypertension.htm (1382 words)

	High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
		Often, these problems are due to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, an immaturity of the lungs in premature babies, or problems like coarctation of the aorta, a narrowing of part of the major blood vessel that transports blood away from the heart.
		Kids who have severe hypertension should not, however, participate in weight- and power-lifting, bodybuilding, or strength training until their blood pressure is under control and a doctor OKs it.
		Although severe hypertension is rare in kids, even mild to moderate hypertension over time can cause damage to the heart, kidneys, and blood vessels.
	kidshealth.org /parent/medical/heart/hypertension.html (1319 words)

	Hypertension
		All who have hypertension should be under the care of a physician for a complete work-up and treatment.
		It is often necessary for those with severe and moderate hypertension to use drugs to bring the blood pressure down to anti-aging levels.
		Another study showed that elderly hypertensive patients responded with a decline in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 13 mm Hg and 5 mm Hg respectively, when the diet was supplemented with 1 gram of elemental calcium a day.
	www.drlam.com /A3R_brief_in_doc_format/2001-No2-Hypertension.cfm (4252 words)

	THE MIND/BODY LINK IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: TIME FOR A NEW PARADIGM
		In this intriguing, new paradigm, Dr. Mann, an associate professor of clinical medicine and a hypertension specialist, focuses on the role of emotions that are not consciously perceived and suggests that the mind/body connection is often operative when we least suspect it.
		The origin of essential hypertension is believed by many to be at least partially emotion-related.
		This view focuses on the role of emotions that are not consciously perceived, emotions that are unknowingly kept from conscious awareness, and largely ignored by patients, physicians, and research.
	www.nycornell.org /news/press/hypertension3.html (224 words)

	Hypertension, essential (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hypertension is defined as a sustained elevated blood pressure (systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or greater and/or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or greater).
		Hypertension is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
		Essential (primary, benign, idiopathic) hypertension usually has its onset in the 20's to 30's
	www.5mcc.com /Assets/SUMMARY/TP0449.html (164 words)

	Essential hypertension (Disease)... Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The systolic blood pressure is the pressure against these walls when the heart contracts, and the diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart relaxes.
		Dietary adjustments to modify sodium in the diet (sodium intake may have little effect in people without hypertension, but may have a profound effect in those with hypertension).
		Blood pressure consistently elevated over 140/90, or diastolic blood pressure consistently over 90, is considered hypertension.
	www.browardhealth.org /16651.cfm (483 words)

	RedOrbit - Health - ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION 2: Treatment and Monitoring Update (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This two-part series on essential hypertension highlights recent changes in the management of patients with sustained raised blood pressure (BP).
		Hypertension is well suited to management by a multidisciplinary team.
		Hypertension is a common chronic condition and community nurses have an important role to play in optimising the quality of care provided in the UK.
	www.redorbit.com /news/health/396352/essential_hypertension_2_treatment_and_monitoring_update/index.html?source=r_health (1629 words)

	Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: High Blood Pressure (Essential Hypertension)
		Hypertension is the term for blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal.
		Hypertension is called essential or primary when no cause for the high blood pressure can be found.
		(When the cause of hypertension is known, such as kidney disease and tumors, it is called secondary hypertension.) About 95% of all people with high blood pressure have essential hypertension.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/aha/aha_essenhtn_car.htm (1209 words)

	Hypertension (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Thus, someone whose blood pressure is successfully reduced by weight loss, avoidance of salt, and increased intake of fruits and vegetables would need to maintain these changes permanently in order to retain control of blood pressure.
		Essential hypertension is usually without symptoms until complications develop.
		Effect of red ginseng on blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension and white coat hypertension.
	www.mednd.com /html/Concern/Hypertension.htm (4508 words)

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