Incremental Lifestyle Changes Can Ward Off Syndrome X
... As many as 22 percent of American adults—some 47 million people—may have a sinister sounding disorder called syndrome X or "metabolic syndrome," which significantly increases a person’s risk...

Cardiovascular Disease
... Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women and among all ethnic and racial groups. It is responsible for 40% of all deaths occurring in the United States each year. ...

Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Support With Shared Medical Appointments
... A new trend in health care takes the traditional one-on-one office visit to a different level, offering patients the chance to participate in medical appointments shared with other patients. In this ...

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
... What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels), which carry the blood throughout the body...

Hypertension: Frequently Asked Questions
... 1. What causes hypertension? While the causes of hypertension in most people remain unclear, a variety of conditions and states—such as getting little or no exercise, poor diet, obesity, older age, an...

Your Blood Pressure
... What is blood pressure?With each beat of the heart, blood is pumped out of the heart into the blood vessels, which carry blood throughout your body. Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure o...

Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
... What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease of the pancreas, an organ located behind your stomach. Normally, the pancreas releases a substance called insulin into the blood. Insulin helps the body to use ...

Myths That Serve as Barriers to Adequate Treatment of Hypertension
... 1. Hypertension is an "asymptomatic" disease.It is well-recognized that the majority of hypertensive people in the United States have stage 1 or 2 (mild or moderate) hypertension, and as a result may ...

Hypertension Glossary
... angina: chest pain. angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: one kind of medication used to treat hypertension by preventing the body from making the hormone angiotensin II. This hormone causes...

Alternative Treatments for Hypertension
... A spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine approaches are believed to be effective for treating hypertension. The current evidence indicates that--in addition to a diet that is low in satura...

Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
... When should I check my blood pressure? Follow your doctor''s instructions for when and how often to check your blood pressure. Keep in mind that certain factors can cause blood pressure to temporarily...

Hypertension Treatment Overview
... Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is dangerous because it can lead to strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, or kidney disease. The goal of hypertension treatment is to lower these harmful high pr...

Hypertension--When to Call the Doctor
... Hypertension is often called the "silent" disease because it has no noticeable symptoms. If undetected and untreated, hypertension can cause heart disease (including congestive heart failure...

Patient: Know Thy BP and Challenge Thy Physician
... (Part 1 of a 2-part series on diagnosing and managing high blood pressure) Blood pressure monitoring is a staple of the medical office visit, so much so that many patients barely pay attention to the ...

Patients: Challenge Thy Physician to ''Get the Meds Right''
... (Part 2 of a 2-part series on diagnosing and managing high blood pressure) Last month’s article on blood pressure focused on three key points: understanding what blood pressure is, knowing your blood ...

Treating High Blood Pressure in the Elderly
... Managing hypertension in the elderlyHigh blood pressure is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. It is an extremely common finding in the community and a risk f...

Testing for Hypertension and Heart Disease
... Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is often called a "silent disease" because you usually don’t know that you have it; there are no outward symptoms or signs. Nonetheless, it damages the ...

High Blood Pressure and Nutrition
... What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels), which carry the blood throughout the body...

Hypertension and the Dash Diet
... What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood against artery walls. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and recorded as two numbers-systolic pressure (as the heart bea...

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
... Your kidneys play a key role in keeping your blood pressure in a healthy range, and blood pressure, in turn, can affect the health of your kidneys. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can d...

Intervention Improves Control of High Blood Pressure in Young Inner-City African-American Men
... In East Baltimore's inner city, a group of hypertensive young African-American men gained control of their high blood pressure, thanks to a comprehensive intervention conducted at the community le...

NHLBI Study Finds All-in-one Approach to Lifestyle Changes Effectively Lowers Blood Pressure
... Lifestyle changes to prevent or control high blood pressure need not be made one at a time. According to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), with special counse...

High Blood Pressure
... Nearly one in three American adults has high blood pressure. Once high blood pressure develops, it usually lasts a lifetime. The good news is that it can be treated and controlled. High blood pressure...

Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la hipertensión sanguínea
... A medida que el corazón bombea la sangre a todo el cuerpo, la sangre ejerce fuerza o presión contra las paredes de los vasos sanguíneos (o arterias.) La presión sanguínea es la lectura, o medición, de...

Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la alimentación saludable para el corazón
... La dieta es uno de los elementos que pueden afectar la salud del corazón, así como el riesgo de sufrir una enfermedad cardiaca. Y todas las mujeres necesitan preocuparse por las enfermedades cardiacas...

High Blood Pressure
... As is pumped from your heart through your body, the blood puts force or pressure against the blood vessel (or artery) walls. Your blood pressure is a reading, or measure, of this pressure. When that r...