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HYPERTENSION

The modern history of hypertension


"Disease come begins with the understanding of
the cardiovascular system based on
without pre- the work of physician William
Harvey (1578–1657), who described
information so be the circulation of blood in his book
alert from De motu cordis. The English
clergyman Stephen Hales made the
HYPERTENSION" first published measurement of
blood pressure in 1733.
Descriptions of what would come to
be called hypertension came from,
among others, Thomas Young in
1808 and especially Richard Bright
in 1836.

Hypertension
or High Blood
Pressure
What is Causes of
Hypertension? How do I Know If I Have
Hypertension
Hypertension?
is high blood pressure. Blood pressure is
The cause of hypertension is often not
the force of blood pushing against the
If your blood pressure is above 120/80, you known. In many cases, it is the result of an
walls of arteries as it flows through them.
are considered to have hypertension, or underlying condition.
Arteries are the blood vessels that carry
high blood pressure.
oxygenated blood from the heart to the
High blood pressure that is not due to
body's tissues.
another condition or disease is known as
primary or essential hypertension. If an
Frequent Symptoms underlying condition is a cause of
increased blood pressure, doctors call this
Dizziness, People with hypertension may notice secondary hypertension.
dizziness in relation to medication doses and
blood pressure fluctuations. Primary hypertension can result from
multiple factors, including:
Shortness of breath, Hypertension can cause having obesity
shortness of breath as a result of the effect on the insulin resistance
heart and lung function. Shortness of breath is high salt intake
more noticeable with physical exertion or exercise. excessive alcohol intake
having a sedentary lifestyle
Nose bleeds, this can happen in hypertensive smoking
crises when your blood pressure is extremely high.
If you have hypertension or have seen someone
After a prolonged period, untreated high
with a high blood pressure condition, you may
blood pressure can cause heart disease
have noticed that sometimes their nose bleeds.
and related complications such as heart
attack, stroke, and heart failure.
Blurry Vision, As high blood pressure affects your

eyes, you may not see as clearly as before. High


Other complications include:
blood pressure damages the blood vessels in the
retina part of the eye. As a result, you could get
Fluid buildup in the lungs
blurred vision.
Vision loss
Kidney damage
Erectile dysfunction
Memory loss

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