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White Coat Hypertension - What is it?
by: Mike Moorehead As defined by the medical dictionary, this term refers to an increase in blood pressure during a visit to the doctor’s office and normal blood pressure at other times. For some people, simply being in a medical setting or having their blood pressure measured by a doctor causes their blood pressure to rise. [...]
Continue reading...Ways to manage hypertension
16. June 2008
Question : I AM a working mother aged 44. My blood pressure reading is 150/90. What does my reading indicate? What should I do to manage my high blood pressure? I am really worried. Answer : Do see a doctor about your hypertension and follow with regular checkups. Hypertension or high blood pressure occurs when excessive [...]
Continue reading...Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Complication
16. June 2008
by: Jennifer Bailey The Complications associated with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension can lead to fatal consequences in patients afflicted by this progressive lung disorder. However, there is no reason for despair. The situation may be grave but a variety of treatments are now available, aiming at prevention or even curing of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension-related Complications.
Continue reading...Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
16. June 2008
by: Jennifer Bailey Every year an estimated 300 new Primary Pulmonary Hypertension cases are diagnosed. Statistics say that out of every 100,000 people, 8 people become vulnerable to this malady. Women between ages 20 and 40 years are the most prone to it–women seem twice as much at risk as men. Essentially, Pulmonary Hypertension is a rare [...]
Continue reading...Cause Of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
16. June 2008
by: Jennifer Bailey It is strange but true that the exact Cause of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension is yet to be ascertained. However, researchers in this regard suggest that certain diet drugs (appetite suppressants) can make a person more prone to developing this fatal condition. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension is basically a disorder of the blood vessels wherein the
Continue reading...Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
16. June 2008
by: Thomas Morva While many people might be most familiar with the external defibrillators seen on TV, in emergency rooms or at sporting events, there are similar devices that, although less obvious in their use, serve the same purpose of restoring proper heart rhythms and thus averting possible death by cardiac arrest or heart attack. They [...]
Continue reading...Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
16. June 2008
by: Elizabeth Morgan Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a slow progressing destruction of airways caused by gradual loss of lung function. It’s a combination of various lung diseases. In COPD, two lung diseases, namely chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the main diseases. Other diseases like asthmatic bronchitis and bullous disease are also present. This disease [...]
Continue reading...Open Heart Surgery Recovery Is a Full-Time Job
16. June 2008
by: Maggie Lichtenberg You are now home from the hospital, and while the healing process is well underway, or you would not have been discharged, there are miles to go. There seem to be so many instructions to remember. You simply will not be up to much in the first few weeks, and in some cases, [...]
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