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  2. Hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Hypertension occurs in around 0.2 to 3% of newborns; however, blood pressure is not measured routinely in healthy newborns. [39] Hypertension is more common in high risk newborns. A variety of factors, such as gestational age, postconceptional age and birth weight needs to be taken into account when deciding if a blood pressure is normal in a ...

  3. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure. Hypertension can be classified by cause as either essential (also known as primary or idiopathic) or secondary. About 90–95% of hypertension is essential ...

  4. Complications of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Complications of hypertension are clinical outcomes that result from persistent elevation of blood pressure. [1] Hypertension is a risk factor for all clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis since it is a risk factor for atherosclerosis itself. [2][3][4][5][6][7] It is an independent predisposing factor for heart failure, [8][9] coronary ...

  5. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    This is the pressure of your blood against your artery walls back toward the heart, in between heartbeats. You have hypertension when you consistently have: A systolic blood pressure at or above ...

  6. Journal of Hypertension - Wikipedia

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    J. Hypertens. Journal of Hypertension is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins that was established in 1982. It is the official journal of the International Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension. The journal is published monthly and includes primary papers, reviews, special reports ...

  7. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Management of hypertension. Hypertension is managed using lifestyle modification and antihypertensive medications. Hypertension is usually treated to achieve a blood pressure of below 140/90 mmHg to 160/100 mmHg. According to one 2003 review, reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34% and of ischaemic heart ...