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Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure   According to recent estimates, about one in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, but because there are no symptoms, nearly one-third of these people don't know they have it. In fact, many people have high blood pressure for years without knowing it. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure. This is why high blood pressure is often called the "silent killer." The only way to tell if you have high...
Article added: 2008-08-11 04:12:58   Article Views Rating: 456

High Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood against the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure results from two forces. One is created by the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries and through the circulatory system. The other is the force of the arteries as they resist the blood flow. What do blood pressure numbers indicate? The higher systolic number represents the pressure while the heart contracts to pump blood to the body. The lower diastolic number represents the...
Article added: 2008-05-07 05:59:54   Article Views Rating: 433

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