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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:''' Firas Ghanem, M.D.; Atif Mohammad, M.D. | |||
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==[[Hypertension overview|Overview]]== | ==[[Hypertension overview|Overview]]== | ||
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: [[Hypertension lifestyle modification|Lifestyle modification]] | : [[Hypertension lifestyle modification|Lifestyle modification]] | [[Hypertension medical treatment|Medical Treatment]] | ||
== | ==[[Systolic hypertension]]== | ||
== | ==Related Chapters== | ||
* [[Edible salt]] | * [[Edible salt]] | ||
* [[Hypertensive emergency]] | * [[Hypertensive emergency]] | ||
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* [[Home blood pressure monitoring]] | * [[Home blood pressure monitoring]] | ||
== | ==Major studies== | ||
* [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/framingham/ The Framingham Heart Study] | |||
* [http://allhat.sph.uth.tmc.edu/default.htm#study Information on ALLHAT] | |||
* [http://www.adalat.com/professionals-home/research/action-trial/ Information on ACTION - A Coronary Disease Trial Investigating Outcome with Nifedipine GITS] | |||
* [http://www.adalat.com/professionals-home/research/insight-trial Information on INSIGHT] | |||
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== | ==Resources== | ||
* [http://www.dmoz.org//Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Vascular_Disorders/Hypertension/] | * [http://www.dmoz.org//Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Vascular_Disorders/Hypertension/] | ||
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* [http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/blood_pressure.html Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure] from Earth Clinic's Folk Medicine Archive | * [http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/blood_pressure.html Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure] from Earth Clinic's Folk Medicine Archive | ||
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Revision as of 13:49, 29 October 2011
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| Hypertension | |
| ICD-10 | I10,I11,I12, I13,I15 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 401.x |
| OMIM | 145500 |
| DiseasesDB | 6330 |
| MedlinePlus | 000468 |
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Hypertension Main page |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Firas Ghanem, M.D.; Atif Mohammad, M.D.
Overview
Classification
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology & Demographics
Complications
Causes of Hypertension
Complete List of Differential Diagnoses
Diagnosis
- Signs and symptoms | Measuring blood pressure | Physical Examination | Laboratory Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X-ray | MRI or CT | Echocardiography or Ultrasound
Treatment
Systolic hypertension
Related Chapters
- Edible salt
- Hypertensive emergency
- Malignant hypertension
- Exercise hypertension
- White coat hypertension
- Home blood pressure monitoring
Major studies
- The Framingham Heart Study
- Information on ALLHAT
- Information on ACTION - A Coronary Disease Trial Investigating Outcome with Nifedipine GITS
- Information on INSIGHT
- Information on ENCORE
Resources
- [2]
- High Blood Pressure from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- High Blood Pressure from MedlinePlus
- A guide to lowering high blood pressure from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- The DASH diet from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- High Blood Pressure (from the American Heart Association)
- High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease from The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure from Earth Clinic's Folk Medicine Archive
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