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hy·per·ten·sion

(hī′pər-tĕn′shən)

a. Abnormally elevated arterial blood pressure.

b. Arterial disease marked by chronic high blood pressure.

2. Elevated pressure or tension of a body fluid, as of the intraocular or cerebrospinal fluids.

hypertension

(ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnʃən)

(Pathology) pathol abnormally high blood pressure

hypertensive adj, n

hy•per•ten•sion

(ˌhaɪ pərˈtɛn ʃən)

n.

a. elevation of the blood pressure, esp. the diastolic pressure.

b. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.

2. excessive nervous tension.

[1890–95]

hy·per·ten·sion

(hī′pər-tĕn′shən)

See high blood pressure.

hypertension

High blood pressure, often caused by stress, arteriosclerosis, or heart disease.

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Noun

hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

high blood pressure

cardiovascular disease - a disease of the heart or blood vessels

essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis - persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found

malignant hypertension - severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain; "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension"

secondary hypertension - hypertension that is secondary to another disease

white-coat hypertension - temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office

hypotension - abnormally low blood pressure

Translations

hypertenze

υπέρταση

hypertension

ipertensione

hypertension

[ˈhaɪpəˈtenʃən] N (Med) → hipertensión f

hypertension

[ˌhaɪpə^rˈtɛnʃ^ən] n → hypertension f

hypertension

[ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (Med) → ipertensione f

hy·per·ten·sion

n. hipertensión, presión arterial alta;

benign ___ → ___ benigna;

essential ___ → ___ esencial;

malignant ___ → ___ maligna;

portal ___ → ___ portal;

primary ___ → ___ primaria;

renal ___ → ___ renal.

hypertension

n hipertensión f, presión alta (de la sangre) (fam); benign intracranial — hipertensión intracraneal benigna; essential — hipertensión esencial; malignant — hipertensión maligna; portal — hipertensión portal; pulmonary — hipertensión pulmonar; renovascular — hipertensión renovascular; white-coat — hipertensión de bata blanca

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It has the potential to improve the quality of care while reducing costs, and its use is also recommended for white-coat or masked hypertension [1].

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Ambulatory blood pressure monitors is anticipated to be the fastest growing segment in the device type segment, due to the effective use in the the diagnosis of white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension.

Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth Analysis, And Industry Forecast

White coat hypertension and masked hypertension can complicate BP measurement.

Hypertension treatment strategies for older adults: this evidence-based review illustrates how to adjust treatment for comorbidities and incorporate frailty and cognitive impairment into the equation

A Masked hypertension is hypertension that is not apparent during visits to a doctor's office, yet raises risk for stroke, heart disease, or damage to the brain and other organs.

Defining mixed dementia..... Do I need a sleep apnea test?.... Masked hypertension

Prevalence, persistence, and clinical significance of masked hypertension in youth.

CAR-002: Hipertension enmascarada en adolescentes: prevalencia, persistencia y predictores

If you have risk factors for high blood pressure, such as advancing age, diabetes, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and a family history of hypertension, you should discuss the option of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring if you've already demonstrated what may be masked hypertension in your doctors office.

24-hour monitoring may detect previously undiscovered hypertension

Recently and concurring with the economic crisis, we have noticed an increased prevalence of a hypertension model, that is working pressure, which behaves as masked hypertension in activity and shows very marked dipper pattern [14].

Clinical significance of dipper pattern in hypertensive patients

Masked hypertension has been shown to be rather more frequent in obese than in normal-weight individuals (Pickering et al 2003).

Obesity, a risk factor for cardiac remodeling

He also referred to white coat hypertension and masked hypertension.

Clinical Proceedings of Pakistan Hypertension League 18th annual symposium

Masked Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus: Treatment Implications for Clinical Practice.

Differences in various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to family history of Non Communicable Diseases in fourth year MBBS students of Karachi, Pakistan

Masked hypertension is commonly defined as the presence of a normal office BP (< 140/90mmHg) with an elevated awake mean BP on ABPM ([greater than or equal to] 135/85mmHg).

White coat hypertension and masked hypertension among Omani patients attending a tertiary hospital for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

22 ( ANI ): Researchers have found that patients with masked hypertension, or normal BP in clinic but elevated BP when measured at home, had an increased risk of death and cardiovascular events compared with those who had normal BP in both clinic and at home.