Hypertension

component of the aging process leading to the coining of the term “essential hypertension”. High blood pressure (BP) was considered as probable natural and necessary compensatory phenomenon that should be left alone even if there were effective treatments (Hay, 1931; White, 1937). This notion was further strengthened by the observed elevated misery and premature death recorded for the patients that were treated for hypertension with the few drugs that were available at the time compared to those that

Hypertension The Silent Killer 10/13/2017 Cristina Roca HESC-109-W01 References: Blood Pressure Measurement and Clinical Evaluation - The Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure - NCBI Bookshelf. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8636/ Lifestyle Modification for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension - 2003, Page vi by Jiang He, Patricia M. Kearney, Paul K. Whelton, Paul Muntner, Jeremiah

the walls of the arteries. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a disease that is characterized by the blood pumping too forcefully. Hypertension often has no symptoms but can lead to serious damage to the heart, kidneys and eyes if left untreated. Treatment often depends on the condition that is causing hypertension to occur. Other diseases, such as kidney disease, can cause high blood pressure. In cases such as this, the condition is known as secondary hypertension and the root cause must be

INTRODUCTION Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the world1. Hypertension (HTN) also known as high blood pressure (HBP) is a major risk factor for heart disease2. African Americans have the highest incidence of high blood pressure in the United States3, by controlling hypertension African Americans can lower their risk for heart disease. Heart Disease is preventable. African American Health Dilemma African Americans in 2009 had the largest death rates from heart disease and stroke

Hypertension in African Americans is a major clinical and public health problem because of the high prevalence and premature onset of elevated blood pressure (BP) as well as the high burden of co-morbid factors that lead to pharmacological treatment resistance (obesity, diabetes mellitus, depressed glomerular filtration rate, and albuminuria). BP control rates are lower in African Americans, especially men, than in other major race/ethnicity-sex groups; overall control rates are 29.9% for non-Hispanic

Pulmonary hypertension is a group of disorders that is known to increase blood pressure.1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are five pulmonary hypertension groups. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is classified as Group 1, with a mean artery pressure of 25 mmHg or greater while at rest or left ventricular end-diastolic pressure of 15 mmHg or less by cardiac catheterization. One of the medications, sildenafil, is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension and erectile

Hypertensive Ocular hypertension (OH) is defined as an increased IOP greater than two standard deviations above 21mmHg (mean=16mmHg, normal range 10-21mmHg) in the absence of optic nerve damage, visual field loss or other pathology that could explain high IOP. Ocular hypertension increases the risk of developing glaucoma especially in persons at high risk. As the ethiologic and pathologic processes of glaucoma disease remain largely unknown, it is crucial to select the appropriate animal models that

Hypertension Management in Adults: A Literature Review Paper Norman Fletes 1158 Nur 3633 Florida International University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine through research hypertension in adults in the United States of America (USA) and England. Part A will discuss how nurses deal with hypertension management in the USA and England. Part B will review different studies regarding hypertension. The reviews will provide information regarding the management of hypertension

The Effect of Hypertension Approximately every year, 3 million people are diagnosed with hypertension. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure occurs when the force of the blood travels through the blood vessel increasingly, more than what is considered healthy (Chronic Disease Management and Control Branch 3). High blood pressure is sometimes called the “silent killer” because there are no symptoms. Overtime, an uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause life threatening damages to important

Introduction: In order to understand hypertension, it is first necessary to understand what blood pressure is and how it occurs. The body's tissues depend on nourishment from the blood in order to survive. Blood circulates to all body tissues through a network of blood vessels and organs known as the circulatory system. The blood is entirely contained by the circulatory system. It stays within the various vessels, arteries and organs (the lungs and heart) comprising the circulatory system and fills