High Blood Pressure

Archive for May, 2010

Hypertensive urgency is a type of severe high blood pressure that has no symptoms and can lead to serious problems if untreated. Learn how to recognize the symptoms of hypertensive urgency and what should be done to treat it.

The best time of day to take your high blood pressure medication varies, and is primarily based on the type(s) of medication you’re taking and your blood pressure and treatment goals. Timing considerations for high blood pressure treatment are based less on differences in drug effectiveness than on personal routines and lifestyle considerations.

There is no single best time to check your blood pressure. Figuring out when to check depends on your personal schedule, treatment plan, and the reason for doing the check. Learn the reasons behind this and the benefits to adopting a regular blood pressure monitoring routine.

Low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, has several clear and easily identified symtpoms. These include fainting, dizziness, and changes in mental status. Learn more the symtpoms of low blood pressure, and when hypotension requires immediate treatment.

There are many potential causes of low blood pressure. They range in severity from mild to severe and may include things like medication side effects, hormone disorders, or problems with the nervous system.

The circulatory system is made of several important parts. Explore the role of the heart and blood vessels, and discover how they work together to supply blood to the body. Learn about how and where blood flow regulation happens, and the impact this has on blood pressure and heart health.

By Oey Piu Hian Sudden Cardiac Arrest is commonly referred as SCA that means a sudden cardiac death and you will know why it is called so in just a bit. SCA occurs when a heart suddenly stops beating and it is totally unexpected in many cases. When SCA occurs, blood flow to other vital organs of the body including the brain stops immediately, treatment is needed right at the moment to avoid death. A fact study shows that over 900 adults die due to sudden cardiac arrests every day in only USA. Read more [...]

By Oey Piu Hian Health is one of the important things that everyone wants to have. You can see lots of people having hard disease that hard to recover because they have a wrong life style or they are too late to consider that they have a disease inside of their body. Which one do you choose, having a healthy heart or choose to have heart surgery or any other surgery that have a low chance to save your life? When you chooses to have a healthy heart and healthy body, you just need to do some little Read more [...]

Clonidine is a less common medicine for high blood pressure treatment, but it still has important uses for some patients. Clonidine is especially useful for treating patients with existing kidney problems. Learn the properties, side effects, and correct use for this high blood pressure medication.

The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart is contracting