Hypertension

Your body regulates its concentration of sodium (salt is sodium chloride) very tightly. So if you eat a lot of salt, you can maintain the concentration of sodium in one of two ways. The first way is to excrete the extra sodium in your urine, which is... Full Answer

There are numerous reasons for blood pressure to spike and become elevated while talking BP medications. These include increased sodium chloride intake (table salt or NaCl) low potassium stress anxiety depression lack of restful sleep shift... Full Answer

High blood pressure affects about one in three adults, potentially putting them at increased risk for serious, or even life-threatening, health problems. High blood pressure risks can increase due to geneticsor lifestyle. Risk increases with... Full Answer

Imagine going through life with an extremely elevated blood pressure that cannot be controlled by medication, walking around for months and years with dangerously high risks of blindness, stroke, heart attack, or even heart failure. More than 75 million... Full Answer

Resistant hypertension is simply high blood pressure that's difficult to control. More specifically, it means you've tried at least three different antihypertensives to lower your blood pressure without any luck. In the end people with resistant... Full Answer

Research suggests that 28 percent of people being treated for high blood pressure are resistant to treatment. They have three times the risk of cardiovascular problems, such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure, as people who are treated... Full Answer

If your blood pressure stays high, over time your risk of heart attack and other problems caused by atherosclerosis are greatly increased. High blood pressure can cause your heart to enlarge and weaken, resulting in heart failure. With heart failure,... Full Answer

High blood pressure makes the heart work harder, contributes to hardening of the arteries, and increases the frequency of angina (chest pain that is the heart's response to a lack of oxygen), as well as the risk of heart attack and stroke. Have... Full Answer

High blood pressure is known as a silent killer. What’s more, one out of four Americans don’t even realize that they have hypertension because there are no visible symptoms. High blood pressure can damage not only your heart, but also... Full Answer

If you monitor and treat your pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), you should be able to protect your baby from any harm. However, sometimes, even with close monitoring, PIH can have harmful consequences for your child. PIH can cause malnutrition or... Full Answer