Category Archives: Blood Pressure

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is a condition that occurs in patients with portal hypertension. Portal hypertension is when blood pressure increases in a system of veins known as the portal venous system, which are the veins that come from the stomach, intestines, spleen, and pancreas and merge into the portal vein. PHG results in changes ...click here to read more

Renovascular hypertension, or renal hypertension, is commonly diagnosed in older individuals and can be associated with cardiovascular health. Here we answer the question “what is renovascular hypertension?” The quick and simple answer is that it is high blood pressure due to kidney problems. Renal artery stenosis, which is the narrowing of one of the renal ...click here to read more

By now, you know what to do in order to keep your heart healthy: Lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, reduce stress, don’t smoke, moderate your alcohol intake, eat healthily, maintain a healthy weight, and exercise. If you do these things, you’re on the right path to a healthy heart. On the other hand, there ...click here to read more

Having high blood pressure – hypertension – is a dangerous condition because it increases your risk of experiencing a deadly heart-related event. A person can live with high blood pressure without experiencing symptoms until it is too late, which is what makes hypertension that much more threatening. This is why it’s so important to monitor ...click here to read more

If you knew that by adding a few simple exercises to your daily routine would help to lower your blood pressure and risk of suffering a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke, would you do them? High blood pressure (also termed hypertension) is a chronic medical problem that increases the blood pressure in your arteries.  ...click here to read more

Beta-blockers are common medications used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks. They work by blocking the receptors that respond to adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) of the sympathetic nervous system. These receptors can be found in the cells of heart muscles, airways, kidneys, and other tissues that are part of the sympathetic ...click here to read more

We always stress how dangerous high blood pressure is, but did you know that low blood pressure is a large threat to your health too? Where high blood pressure can increase your risk of a heart-related event, low blood pressure – or hypotension – can increase your risk of cognitive impairment or dementia. Researchers found ...click here to read more

Has this ever happened to you: you’re sitting for a prolonged period of time and the moment you get up, you have to sit back down because you are hit with dizziness? Or maybe you woke up and experienced intense dizziness to the point of near fainting when you tried to get out of bed. ...click here to read more

If you regularly monitor your blood pressure, you may have noticed more spikes. You may be puzzled by this because you are adhering to a healthy lifestyle and taking your medication regularly, but there is another reason why your blood pressure isn’t being well controlled as of late. It’s because it’s winter. You see, then ...click here to read more

Having high systolic blood pressure or systolic hypertension means you have a larger top number, typically greater than 130, when obtaining a blood pressure reading. Systolic hypertension is the most common type of high blood pressure, especially in older individuals, but often goes unnoticed due to a lack of presenting symptoms. Blood pressure is the ...click here to read more

Increases in blood pressure can be the result of many different things, but what people may not realize is that blood pressure change after eating. As many doctors, dieticians, and nutritionists can tell you, there is a response to consuming food that can cause an increase or decrease in blood pressure. Before we get into ...click here to read more

Symptoms related to high blood pressure may be eased by eating chocolate, according to research findings. There have already been numerous studies that have pointed to dark chocolate for its health benefits, so this study is just additional findings that support dark chocolate’s benefits to health. The study included over 14,000 participants. The researchers found ...click here to read more

One of the greatest risk factors for the development of life-threatening conditions such as heart disease and stroke is an increase in blood pressure. Nearly 75 million Americans currently suffer from high blood pressure, and only half have the condition under control. The diagnosis of high blood pressure is typically set at 140/90, but new ...click here to read more

It is known that high blood pressure is a risk factor for a heart attack, so reducing your blood pressure is a good way to also lower the risk. There are many different ways you can lower your blood pressure such as reducing stress, losing weight, regular exercise, and above all, eating well. The biggest ...click here to read more