worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Today 720‚000 cardiovascular surgeries are performed each year and accounting for 37% of all deaths in america and as a contributing factor in 21% more deaths in the U.S. population‚ Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. As other countries are exposed to the American diet: high in protein‚ fat‚ sugar‚ dairy and refined flours‚ are experiencing increases in cardiovascular diseases. While it is true that the overall populations
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Hypertension (HTN) is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and account the single most important risk factors for stroke‚ affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide and is considered as one of the top global risk factor for mortality (Kearney et al 2005). The incidence of HTN rises with increasing age; indeed‚ the greater of elderly people have high blood pressure (BP) (Franklin 2006). Suggesting that an individual with normal BP older than 50 years of age‚ the probability during the next
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Cultural Endemic Diseases Sabrina Bojo Nursing 332 Eldon Walker‚ MS‚ RN Cultural Endemic Diseases Hypertension‚ or high blood pressure‚ is estimated to affect one billion people worldwide. It is known as a silent killer and is classified as a persistent systolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 140 mm Hg. The prevalence (how many people have a specific disease) of hypertension increases as you age. This means that there are more people with hypertension who are above the age of 55
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Top 10 life style diseases Alzheimer’s Disease: a form of brain disease. No one knows the exact cause‚ but a real breakdown of the cells of the brain does occur. There is no treatment‚ but good nutrition may slow the progress of this lifestyle disease‚ which lasts about seven years in most people who have it. Arteriosclerosis: A generic term for several diseases in which the arterial wall becomes thicken and loses elasticity. Atherosclerosis is the most common and serious vascular disease. Plaques
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Hypertension Also known as high blood presion. Hypertension can damage the arteries‚ heart‚ brain‚ kidneys and eyes. Hypertension has no symptom‚ that’s why it’s called a “silent killer”. People with uncontrolled hypertension may have drowsiness‚ confusion‚ headache‚ nausea‚ loss of vision and difficult breathing. Primary hypertension cause is unknown; it tends to develop gradually over the years. Secondary hypertension can be cause for various conditions. Kidney problems‚ medications like control
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Hypertension Sha’mes Lashawn Handford Moss Point High School November 16‚ 2012 Abstract Hypertension is the most chronic medical condition that adults have. This disease affects many organs of the body including the heart‚ eyes‚ and kidney. Hypertension can increase with age‚ weight‚ and inheritance. Generally‚ the hypertensive population is increasing but physicians are working on various treatments to prevent and control this disease. Prescription drugs in the United States are
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is because it can help us to avoid the disease and illness such as hypertension and cancer. Having a healthy lifestyle also makes the life become more enjoyable and the most important thing is a way to keep our body in good condition in order to accomplish day-to-day tasks. When you having a healthy lifestyle in your future‚ it will make all of us have a healthy body and mind. It is also very important to have a healthy lifestyle because it will save your life in the future. By living a healthy lifestyle
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Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure‚ sometimes called arterial hypertension‚ is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated.[1] This requires the heart to work harder than normal to circulate blood through the blood vessels. Blood pressure is summarised by two measurements‚ systolic and diastolic‚ which depend on whether the heart muscle is contracting (systole) or relaxed between beats (diastole). Normal blood pressure at rest is within the range of
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Hypertension‚ also referred to as high blood pressure‚ is a condition in which the arteries have persistently elevated blood pressure. Every time the human heart beats‚ it pumps blood to the whole body through the arteries. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing up against the blood vessel walls. The higher the pressure the harder the heart has to pump. Hypertension can lead to damaged organs‚ as well as several illnesses‚ such as renal failure (kidney failure)‚ aneurysm‚ heart failure
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HYPERTENSION What is hypertension? Hypertension‚ also known as high blood pressure‚ is a common condition that occurs when the pressure of the blood in your artery walls is so high; it starts to complicate your health. Your blood pressure is based on how much the heart pumps and the amount of resistance to the blood flowing in the arteries. The harder it pumps‚ the more constricted the arteries are‚ the higher the blood pressure reads. High blood pressure can be in a person for years and go
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