High Blood Pressure Affects Mental HealthArnold, Greg
While most people know that high blood pressure is dangerous, many are unaware of what causes this problem. Normally, the heart pumps blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is the measure of how much blood is pushed against the blood vessel walls. If someone has hypertension, it means tha...
The blood pressure in the body changes routinely during the day as it reacts and adapts to the environment around it. Blood pressure is affected by the diurnal variation, the routine day/night cycle the body experiences, by emotional and physical stresses of routine daily activity and exercise,...
BCCB文章开头 “High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is the leading preventable cause of heart disease. It affects about 1.3 billion people in the world.” 提到高血压影响全球约 13 亿人,是通过给出高血压患者的数量来开篇的。A 选项讲述高血压对健康的影响是后文内容;C 选项谈论 ISH 的...
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against this silent killer. The report shows approximately 4 out of every 5
We don't know exactly what causes high blood pressure, although we do know that family history plays a role. You can't do anything about your genes, or about getting older, or about being black -- all added risk factors for hypertension (hypertension affects about 40% of the black ...
Blood pressure is the pressure inside the arteries. It's reported in two numbers, for example, "125 over 80." What do these numbers mean? The top number is the systolic blood pressure. This is the peak pressure, when the heart pumps and expands the arteries. The bottom number is the ...
The Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS)The Renin-Angiotensin System affects the long-term adjustment of arterial pressure. This system allows the kidneys to compensate for loss in blood volume or drops in arterial pressure by activating an endogenous vasoconstrictor known as angiotensin II....
The results raise the possibility that taking steps in young adulthood to control or delay the onset of high blood pressure may reduce the risk of dementia. “Hypertension is very common in middle-aged people (45-64 years), and early onset high blood pressure is becoming ...
population: body mass index vs waist circumference William Rodrigues Tebar1,2, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias3, Breno Quintella Farah4, Edner Fernando Zanuto2, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei5 and Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro2,5,6 High blood pressure (HBP) is a major concern in pediatric ...