• Atherosclerosis causes loss of blood vessel elasticity rendering them stiff and narrow so less blood goes to the brain and other organs. (highbloodpressure411.com)
  • It tends to increase to dangerously high levels and can easily cause such symptoms as fainting as well as dizziness and inability to catch one's breath. (ihealthdirectory.com)
  • It is believed to be linked to stretching of the arterial walls by the volume of blood passing through them. (highbloodpressure411.com)
  • The treatment of moderately high arterial blood pressure (defined as >160/100 mmHg) with medications is associated with an improved life expectancy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coarctation of the aorta frequently causes a decreased blood pressure in the lower extremities relative to the arms, or delayed or absent femoral arterial pulses. (wikipedia.org)
  • Additionally, 87% of coal miners participating in the program were found to be either overweight (35%) or obese (52%), which is also higher than expected. (cdc.gov)
  • With the growing rates of obesity in America and around the world, there has been much attention in recent studies about the effects of weight on high blood pressure. (ihealthdirectory.com)
  • In an effort to better understand miners' risk, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examined blood pressure and obesity, both risk factors for cardiovascular disease, among 1,402 miners in 2015. (cdc.gov)
  • Both High Blood Pressure and Obesity do have same common underlying causes: correctable unhealthy lifestyle. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, as well as causing high blood pressure, Cushing's syndrome frequently causes truncal obesity, glucose intolerance, moon face, a hump of fat behind the neck and shoulders (referred to as a buffalo hump), and purple abdominal stretch marks. (wikipedia.org)
  • When blood pressure is high, the force of the blood against the vessel walls becomes too great, which can lead to many different types of complications. (ihealthdirectory.com)
  • Specifically for women in menopause experiencing night sweats, this is more related to blood pressure remaining elevated overnight, because one of the stress hormones called cortisol, remains elevated too. (mymenopausetransformation.com)
  • Sodium nitroprusside should be reserved for extreme emergencies and used for the shortest amount of time possible because of concerns about cyanide and thiocyanate toxicity in the mother and fetus or newborn, and increased intracranial pressure with potential worsening of cerebral edema in the mother. (medscape.com)
  • The outcome of the study was that the rats' blood pressures reduced because of increase in calcium levels in the brain. (highbloodpressuremed.com)