hypertension | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Nov 21, 2019
The Heart-Brain Connection: New Findings on Stress and Heart Attack
How does stress affect the body? Newly published research may provide clues to the impact of emotional stress on different parts of the body. In their study, the researchers wanted to learn if there was a connection between a specific part of the brain, called the amygdala, and cardiovascular health.
hypertension | Research | Lifestyle | 10 pages | source: International Journal of Cardiology | Added Nov 19, 2019
The benefits of mat pilates for women with hypertension
This study looked at the effectiveness of mat pilates on reducing blood pressure in women with hypertension who are currently receiving antihypertensive medication. The authors concluded that mat pilates can successfully decrease blood pressure in women with hypertension.
hypertension | Research | 10 pages | source: International Journal of Cardiology | Added Nov 16, 2019
Does hypertension during pregnancy increase the future risk of heart disease and stroke?
This study looked at the link between hypertension during pregnancy and heart disease and strokes in later life. The authors concluded that hypertension during pregnancy can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke in middle age.
hypertension | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Nov 12, 2019
What Are Blood Pressure Numbers? What's High Blood Pressure? [Infographic]
Your Heart Your heart is an incredible organ. It is responsible for getting oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body by pushing blood throughout the body. Beating around 100,000 times a day, it pumps blood over the 60,000 miles of blood vessels. Blood Pressure Explained A heartbeat is
hypertension | Research | Treatment | 9 pages | source: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism | Added Nov 08, 2019
Does high blood pressure and blood pressure medications put you at greater risk of developing an over-active parathyroid?
This study examined the association between hypertension (high blood pressure), blood pressure medications and the risk of hyperparathyroidism.
hypertension | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Nov 06, 2019
Heart Attacks Aren't Always Like the Movies
According to the movies, a heart attack is dramatic and obvious. Pain in the left arm and severe chest pain tells you it's time to call 911. https://youtu.be/AayyhWSSOaM?t=12s But the reality can be quite different. Nausea can be a symptom in both men and women. Shortness of breath, without doinghypertension | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Nov 04, 2019
4 BIG Reasons Blood Pressure Matters
Blood pressure measurement history Before the first sphygmomanometer, doctors put tubes in arteries to measure systolic blood pressure. Happily, in 1881 Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch figured out a way to measure blood pressure in a less invasive way, using a rubber ball that restricted blood flow to the artery andhypertension | Research | 8 pages | source: International Journal of Cardiology | Added Nov 02, 2019
Can abnormal left ventricular function predict diastolic dysfunction?
The authors assessed the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and its relation to function of the longitudinal fibers of the heart in asymptomatic patients with arterial hypertension.
hypertension | Research | 6 pages | source: The American journal of cardiology | Added Oct 31, 2019
Do cholesterol-lowering drugs increase diabetes risk?
This study compared the benefits and risks of cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, on reducing heart problems and increasing the occurrence of diabetes.
hypertension | Research | 10 pages | source: The American journal of cardiology | Added Oct 29, 2019
Can slow breathing exercises manage symptoms in patients with cardiovascular disease?
This study analyzed data from previous studies investigating if voluntary slow breathing exercises (VSBE) can improve cardiovascular disease symptoms.
They found that VSBE resulted in reduced heart rate and blood pressure in patients with cardiovascular disease.
