Roselli EE, Abdel Azim A, Houghtaling PL, et al. Pulmonary hypertension is associated with worse early and late outcomes after aortic valve replacement: implications for transcat- heter aortic valve replacement.
Left untreated, hypertension is a key risk factor for several serious health conditions, including heart disease andstroke. These rank as number one and five, respectively, on the list of top causes of death in the U.S., according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Headac...
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Some people have a condition known as “white coat hypertension“, where their blood pressure rises only because someone is taking their blood pressure and not because they have an underlying medical problem. If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart...
Diastolic, the lower number, measures pressure when the heart is at rest. Normal is below 80 mmHg and shows artery relaxation. A team of researchers from Tulane University, in their article “High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease” published in the Journal of Hypertension, highlights that...
Left untreated, most vertigo resolves spontaneously in a few days. Most patients with peripheral vertigo can find substantial relief with treatment. The Epley maneuver is successful 90% of the time for cases of BPPV. There may be a recurrence rate of up to 15% in the first year after an ...
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) happens when you have high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your lungs.
Pulmonary rehabilitation can help you work up to a more active lifestyle.It's a program that can help you manage your condition, build up your stamina, and handle breathlessness when it happens. It's not a substitute for medicine and other treatment, but it can help you breathe better and...
What happens if a mini stroke goes untreated? If a stroke is untreated for the full 10 hours,the brain ages up to 36 years! With every minute you wait, the brain loses two million brain cells. When it comes to stroke treatment, every single second counts. Unfortunately, many stroke patie...