essential hypertension

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Noun1.essential hypertension - persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis
high blood pressure, hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
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The concept of childhood hypertension in paediatric practice and subsequent development of essential hypertension in adult has changed significantly during the past two decades.
A STUDY TO FIND OUT THE PREVALENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERTENSION IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN BETWEEN 5-10 YEARS OF AGE
Known etiological factors for essential hypertension include obesity, insulin resistance, stress, sedentary lifestyle, high alcohol intake, smoking, high salt intake, and aging.
Impact of alternate nostril breathing exercises on vascular parameters in hypertensive patients - An interventional study
The aetiology of essential hypertension is complex, and by definition it has no obvious cause such as renal, adrenal or vascular disease.
Paediatric hypertension in South Africa: An underestimated problem calling for action
Result: Of the 80 patients, 72(90%) were diagnosed with essential hypertension and 8(10%) with primary hyperaldosteronism.
Spectrum of renin angiotensin aldosterone system disorders in young hypertensives
Material and Methods: One hundred and eighty patients diagnosed with essential hypertension fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in study using consecutive non-probability sampling after taking informed consent.
COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF TELMISARTAN AND ATENOLOL IN MANAGEMENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
Endothelial dysfunction in salt-sensitive essential hypertension. Hypertension 2001; 37: 444-8.
ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION: A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR
In addition to these animal data, studies conducted in patients with primary aldosteronism [10] or essential hypertension [11] provided evidence that long-term exposure to inappropriately elevated aldosterone leads to a variety of organ sequelae occurring beyond what could be expected from the increase in blood pressure.
Salt, Aldosterone, and Parathyroid Hormone: What Is the Relevance for Organ Damage?
Therefore, we have compared ACE inhibitors either alone or in combination with statins in essential hypertension in a tertiary care teaching hospital at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Comparative evaluation of ace inhibitors with or without statins in the treatment of essential hypertension in a tertiary care teaching hospital at Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Combined analysis of genetic and environmental factors on essential hypertension in a Brazilian rural population in the Amazon region.
Association of ACE and NOS3 Gene Polymorphism with Blood Pressure in a Case Control Study of Coronary Artery Disease in Punjab, Pakistan
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