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Benign hypertension or benign essential hypertension are historical terms that are considered misleading, [1] as hypertension is never benign, and consequently they have fallen out of use (see history of hypertension). The terminology persisted in the International Classification of Disease (ICD9), but is not included in the current ICD10. [2]
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), previously known as pseudotumor cerebri and benign intracranial hypertension, is a condition characterized by increased intracranial pressure (pressure around the brain) without a detectable cause. [2] The main symptoms are headache, vision problems, ringing in the ears, and shoulder pain.
Another way to think about hypertension is to categorize it as benign hypertension or malignant hypertension. Benign hypertension is any hypertension that is in stage 1 or stage 2, and typically it causes no immediate symptoms. Malignant hypertension is really severe stage 3 hypertension, and is an emergency because it can cause increased ...
The treatment for hypertension will depend on how high your blood pressure is and what’s causing it. For example, elevated blood pressure and hypertension stage 1 may require some lifestyle changes.
In addition, hypertension precedes heart failure in 90% of cases, [7] and the majority of heart failure in the elderly may be attributable to hypertension. [17] Hypertensive heart disease was estimated to be responsible for 1.0 million deaths worldwide in 2004 (or approximately 1.7% of all deaths globally), and was ranked 13th in the leading ...
People with high blood pressure who slept for shorter durations were more likely to show poor cognitive function and increased levels of markers of brain aging and injury, a new study has found.
(Previously, the hypertension threshold was 140/90 for younger adults and 150/80 for older adults.) Still, most people experience a rise in blood pressure as they get older, Katz says.
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