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  2. Hypertension - Wikipedia

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    e. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. [ 11] High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms itself. [ 1] It is, however, a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, peripheral ...

  3. Essential hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension, or idiopathic hypertension) is a form of hypertension without an identifiable physiologic cause. [ 1][ 2] It is the most common type affecting 85% of those with high blood pressure. [ 3][ 4] The remaining 15% is accounted for by various causes of secondary hypertension. [ 3]

  4. Hypertensive heart disease - Wikipedia

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    In addition, hypertension precedes heart failure in 90% of cases, [7] and the majority of heart failure in the elderly may be attributable to hypertension. [17] Hypertensive heart disease was estimated to be responsible for 1.0 million deaths worldwide in 2004 (or approximately 1.7% of all deaths globally), and was ranked 13th in the leading ...

  5. Chronotropic incompetence - Wikipedia

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    Cardiopulmonary exercise test. Prevalence. 50% among people with heart failure. Chronotropic incompetence ( CI) is the inability of heart rate to increase as expected in response to exercise. The condition can be defined in different ways and occurs in various diseases. Sufferers have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and early death.

  6. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Hypertension is managed using lifestyle modification and antihypertensive medications. Hypertension is usually treated to achieve a blood pressure of below 140/90 mmHg to 160/100 mmHg. According to one 2003 review, reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34% and of ischaemic heart disease by 21% and reduce ...

  7. Hypertensive crisis - Wikipedia

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    Hypertensive crisis. Severely elevated blood pressure (equal to or greater than 180 mmHg systolic or 120 mmHg diastolic) is referred to as a hypertensive crisis (sometimes termed malignant or accelerated hypertension), due to the high risk of complications. People with blood pressures in this range may have no symptoms, but are more likely to ...

  8. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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    Medications and exercise are roughly equally effective. [86] High levels of physical activity reduce the risk of coronary artery disease by about 25%. [87] Life's Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, as defined by the American Heart Association.

  9. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - Wikipedia

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    The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans are based on a comprehensive review of scientific research about physical activity and health. HHS released an update to its Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in 2018, a decade after publishing its first set of guidelines. [1] The 2018 report linked the lack of physical activity to about ...

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