Pulmonary hypertension, aka pulmonary arterial hypertension, is high arterial blood pressure brought about by narrowing and hardening of your lung’s arteries. These arteries are your blood’s transport system to oxygen rejuvenation.
This progressively clogged up situation causes breathing problems, an always tired feeling and your heart to work harder. In turn, leading to heart weakening [...]
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If your normal, all the time blood pressure is lower than 90/60, you have abnormally low blood pressure, aka hypotention. Not that there is anything wrong with this. No signs or symptoms, usually no problem.
On the other hand, if you develop hypotension with symptoms something can be wrong. A condition or event [...]
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You are considered to have hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, if your blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. It usually has no symptoms, and it befalled you as either primary or secondary.
Most who experience hypertension are of the primary sort, to which its cause remains a mystery. However, what is known [...]
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Fainting usually occurs when your blood pressure suddenly drops. This drop causes a decrease in blood to your brain, causing a temporary loss of consciousness.
When your brain is unconscious, muscle control is lost and falling down is a common result. Most recover quickly and it usually is nothing to worry about.
Many have faint “feel like [...]
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Why lowering high blood pressure is important is because it affects crucial life sustaining organs in an extremely negative way. Having high blood pressure increases your risk for heart disease and stroke, which are the first- and third-leading causes of death for Americans.
Considering how high blood pressure directly affects your brain, arteries, heart, kidneys, and [...]
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Do you feel dizzy, faint, weak or nauseous standing up after sitting or lying down? Does this lightheadness go away if you sit or lie down again. You may have hypotension.
Hypotention is abnormally low blood pressure, lower than 90/60 mmHg. Treatment depends on the cause and how severe the signs and [...]
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A commitment to a healthy lifestyle includes the practice of self monitoring. Routinely self monitoring your blood pressure is important. The thumbnail re blood pressure is:
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure rises and falls during the day. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, [...]
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