Diseases
hypertension
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Overview
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.
Symptoms
- most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms
- even if blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels.
- a few people with high blood pressure may have headaches, shortness of breath or
- nosebleeds
Causes
- primary hypertension: there's no identifiable cause of high blood pressure.
- secondary hypertension: kidney disease, adrenal gland tumors, or thyroid problems, etc.
Risk factors
- age, race, and family history
- being overweight or obese, using tobacco, and not being physically active.
- too much salt (sodium) in your diet, or too little potassium in your diet.
Diagnosis
- ambulatory monitoring
- electrocardiogram (ecg or ekg)
- echocardiogram.
Medicines used
- ambrisentan
- amiloride
- amlodipine
- amlodipine-atorvastatin
- amlodipine-benazepril
- amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan
- amlodipine-olmesartan
- amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide
- amlodipine-perindopril
- amlodipine-valsartan
- atenolol
- atenolol-chlorthalidone
- azilsartan
- azilsartan-chlorthalidone
- benazepril
- betaxolol
- bisoprolol
- bumetanide
- candesartan
- candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide
Frequently asked questions
What is hypertension?
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.
What are the symptoms of hypertension?
most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms, even if blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels., a few people with high blood pressure may have headaches, shortness of breath or, nosebleeds
What causes hypertension?
primary hypertension: there's no identifiable cause of high blood pressure.; secondary hypertension: kidney disease, adrenal gland tumors, or thyroid problems, etc.
Which medicines are used for hypertension?
ambrisentan, amiloride, amlodipine, amlodipine-atorvastatin, amlodipine-benazepril, amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan, amlodipine-olmesartan, amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide, amlodipine-perindopril, amlodipine-valsartan, atenolol, atenolol-chlorthalidone, azilsartan, azilsartan-chlorthalidone, benazepril, betaxolol, bisoprolol, bumetanide, candesartan, candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide
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