Synonyms High blood pressure Definition Hypertension (elevated blood pressure) refers to sustained high blood pressure in the arteries. A systolic blood pressure greater than 140聽mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure higher than 90聽mmHg (millimeters of mercury) is classified as hypertensive. The ...
Elevated blood pressure(BP) is the leadingrisk factorfor development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and arterial hypertension (HTN) is considered to be the leading contributor to the total burden of disease in middle-aged men in Western countries and other high-income countries.1Despite this, ...
hypertension (redirected fromElevated blood pressure) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia hy·per·ten·sion (hī′pər-tĕn′shən) n. 1. a.Abnormally elevated arterial blood pressure. b.Arterial disease marked by chronic high blood pressure. ...
Hypertension is more prevalent in low-income and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. In 2015, 8.5 million deaths were associated with high blood pressure, 88% of which were in low-income and middle-income countries. Population-level measures, such as increasing the availability...
"standard" cuff may lead to blood pressure being erroneously elevated – a condition known as "cuff hypertension. suntechmed.com 由于肥胖患者手臂周长的增加,使用“标准”袖带可能会 导致血压异常升高,此现象 被称为“袖带限制 性 高 血 压”。 suntechmed.com [...] hypothyroidism is associated wit...
and diastolic refers to when the heart is at rest. Most people's diastolic blood pressure goes down with age. Systolic blood pressure, though, tends to rise, and high blood pressure, known as hypertension, can put extra strain on the heart and arteries, causing greater risk of heart attack...
Little information is available concerning the association between sleep quality and blood pressure (BP) in Chinese individuals. This study evaluated the association between sleep quality, as determined by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and hypertension in a rural Chinese population. Using ...
Background Although a majority of patients with hypertension require a multidrug therapy, this is rarely considered when measuring adherence from refill data. Moreover, investigating the association between refill non-adherence to antihypertensive therapy (AHT) and elevated blood pressure (BP) has been ...
Dunietz GL, Strutz KL, Holzman C, Tian Y, Todem D, Bullen BL and Catov JM: Moderately elevated blood pressure during pregnancy and odds of hypertension later in life: The POUCHmoms longitudinal study. BJOG 124: 1606‑1613, 2017....
[PP.13.02] DETERMINANTS OF CENTRAL HYPERTENSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE – PRELIMINARY RESULTS[PP.13.02] DETERMINANTS OF CENTRAL HYPERTENSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE – PRELIMINARY RESULTSAnalysis of the role of immunology and epigenetics in this relationship....