High blood pressure that is left untreated can greatly increase a person's risk of developing CVD. Treating raisedblood pressurehas been associated with a 35 per cent reduction in the risk of stroke and at least a 16 per cent reduction in the risk of myocardial infarction....
Nearly half of the U.S. population hashypertension, orhigh blood pressure—one of the leading contributors to cardiovascular disease. When left untreated, high blood pressure damages the circulatory system and is a significant contributing factor toheart attack, stroke and otherhealth conditions. "Nut...
Young adults, particularly those in their 20s and 30s, may not consider themselves at risk for heart disease, but research has shown that high-normal blood pressure in this age group can lead to a much higher risk of heart failure later in life. High-normal blood pressure is co...
1 Blood pressure Why have the test? One in four middle-aged people in the UK has high blood pressure. Left untreated it can lead to heart disease, strokes and kidney disease. Warning signs: The only way of knowing you have it is to get checked - especially important if you have a...
Thus, if casual BP measurements are taken when pressures are acceptable, the patient is likely to be left untreated, but would remain at a very high risk of developing vascular disease. Conversely, should the patient be examined when pressures are high, drugs may be prescribed that may lower ...
by the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treat- ment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) further compounded the ensuing confusion.15 The JNC 7 has placed the desirable BP below 120/80 mm Hg and high BP (or hypertension) over 140/90 mm Hg...
But Pay Drechsel, an environmental scientist, argues that the social and economic benefits of using untreated human waste to grow food outweigh the healthrisks. 出自-2016年6月阅读原文 Mothers have been warned for years that sleeping with their newborn infant is a bad idea, because it increases...
Roberto is one of many thousands of women every year who develop high blood pressure postpartum, even though they never had a history of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. In fact, nearly one in eight of such new mothers may develop hypertension in the year after delivery—with...
Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). ...
High blood pressure—or hypertension—is achronic illnessaffecting more than a third of Australians over the age of 18. It's usually defined as blood pressure levels above 140/90. If left untreated, hypertension can lead to serious health conditions, like stroke and heart disease. ...