Heart Health

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Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
You might think of cholesterol as a building block of sorts. Your body uses cholesterol to build hormones, stabilize your cells, and serve several other important functions. It’s the other things that cholesterol builds that you need to be more concerned about—namely, the atherosclerotic plaques that accumulate in your arterial … Read More

9. Conclusion

Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
For most of your life, you’ve probably been unaware of the blood flowing through your arteries, veins, and capillaries. You don’t notice the pressure of blood flowing against your vessels. Then, one day, your doctor tells you two numbers, followed by an abbreviation of mmHg and a discussion about medications. … Read More

8. Treating Hypertension

Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
Usually, a diagnosis of hypertension comes with a prescription for a blood-pressure-lowering, or antihypertensive, medication. Eventually, many people with hypertension require two or more drugs to control their blood pressure. In many cases, people diagnosed with higher blood pressure may begin antihypertensive treatment with multiple medications. You and your doctor … Read More

6. How Low Should Your Blood Pressure Go?

Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
When it comes to the health of your heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and other parts of your body, the numbers 130/80 are of particular significance. If your blood pressure is above this mark, you have hypertension, according to 2017 guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of … Read More

5. Blood Pressure Diagnosis and Monitoring

Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
As you’ve read in the previous chapters, high blood pressure can have devastating effects on your heart, brain, kidneys, and any place in your body where arteries transport blood. What’s especially worrisome is that, since hypertension usually produces no warning signs, you’ll probably have no idea what’s going until the … Read More

4. How High Blood Pressure Harms Health

Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
There’s a good reason why high blood pressure is called the “silent killer.” While hypertension remains insidious, it is stealthily damaging not only your arteries, but every organ, tissue, and system in the body. Since all your body’s organs and tissues require the vital oxygen and nutrients from the blood … Read More

3. High Blood Pressure Risk Factors

Dec 10, 2018 · · Heart Health
"What can I do to reduce my risk?” That’s one of the most common questions physicians receive from patients when discussing their likelihood of developing a chronic medical condition. Like these patients, you want to be proactive about your health. You want to do everything in your power to prevent … Read More

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