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Diastolic blood prSystolicHypertensionPulse pressureAmerican College ofIntraocularMillimeters of mercHypertensive emergencyPulmonaryVapour PressureArterialPatientsAdequatelyNormotensiveAcuteBlood pressure measuredHigh blood prNormalContrastHigherDiabeticLowerIncreasesMeasurementErythrocyte sediOxygenMedicationsCardiovascularIncrease in blood pressurePlateauYearsObesityDiabetesPeakLevelYearIndividualsPeopleStressImportantAffectsBottomInchesAverage

Diastolic blood pr4

• High diastolic blood pressure during the second trimester among normotensive women in pregnancy was also associated with an increased risk for offspring overweight or obesity (OR per 10-mm Hg increment 1.05, 95% CI 1.01-1.09). (medpagetoday.com)
• High diastolic blood pressure in the third trimester reported a similarly associated risk for offspring being overweight or obese (OR per 10-mm Hg increment 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.10). (medpagetoday.com)
• Current definitions of hypertension are based on levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), but not on pulse pressure (PP). We examined whether PP adds useful information for predicting coronary heart disease (CHD) in the population-based Framingham Heart Study. (nih.gov)
• diastolic blood pressure--(101.10 ± 0.67) mm Hg. (unboundmedicine.com)

Systolic6

• Normotensive women who had elevated systolic blood pressure during the second and third trimester were also tied to a similarly increased risk for offspring overweight or obesity (OR per 10 mm Hg higher second and third trimester 1.08 (95% CI 1.05-1.11) and 1.06 (95% CI 1.03-1.09), respectively. (medpagetoday.com)
• When systolic and diastolic pressures fall into different categories, the higher category should be selected to classify the individual's blood pressure status. (unboundmedicine.com)
• If there is a disparity in category between systolic and diastolic blood pressures, individuals should be designated to the higher BP category. (unboundmedicine.com)
• Procedure -Systolic blood pressure was measured indirectly with a noninvasive Doppler technique. (avma.org)
• The study found that the average systolic blood pressure - the top number in the blood pressure reading - increased by about 2 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) from April 2020 to December 2020 - considered the peak of the pandemic. (nih.gov)
• Systolic blood pressure was (163.2 ± 1.5) mm Hg. (unboundmedicine.com)

Hypertension14

• Hypertension is chronic high blood pressure. (answers.com)
• Hypertension or high blood pressure exact causes are not known. (answers.com)
• Sadly, the overwhelming amount of blood pressure cases are what doctors call "essential" hypertension: They don't know why you have high blood pressure - you just do. (answers.com)
• Primary hypertension means high blood pressure with no obvious underlying medical cause. (answers.com)
• This is a high blood pressure condition of mild to moderate hypertension, for which there is no discernible cause. (answers.com)
• Hypertension is defined as the presence of blood pressure (BP) elevation to a level that places patients at increased risk for target organ damage in several vascular beds including the retina, brain, heart, kidneys, and large conduit arteries ( Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 ). (unboundmedicine.com)
• Given her normal opening pressure, only a small focal narrowing of the transverse sinus, and-despite the optometrist's observation-no obvious sign of papilledema, we believed that her symptoms were not related to increased intracranial hypertension. (aao.org)
• 180 mm Hg and at least 1 other clinical abnormality typically associated with hypertension (eg, hypertensive retinopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy, or proteinuria). (avma.org)
• High blood pressure, or hypertension, can also raise the risk of more severe complications from COVID-19 disease. (nih.gov)
• High blood pressure, or hypertension , usually has no symptoms, which is why it's especially important to have regular screenings. (bidmc.org)
• In general, hypertension is a blood pressure reading of 130/80 mm Hg or higher. (mayoclinic.org)
• In general, hypertension is a blood pressure reading of 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher. (mayoclinic.org)
• Treatment should not only consider lowering the blood glucose level but also should focus on the correction of any associated CVD risk factors such as smoking, hyperlipidemias, and obesity as well as monitoring of blood pressure and ~treatment of hypertension. (who.int)
• The morbidity and mortality associated with essential hypertension (EH) is well established, and the increased risk begins at BP levels substantially lower than the traditional cutoff of 140/90 mm Hg. (cdc.gov)

Pulse pressure2

• Is pulse pressure useful in predicting risk for coronary heart Disease? (nih.gov)
• pulse pressure--(61.1 ± 17.0) mm Hg. (unboundmedicine.com)

American College of2

• 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on clinical practice guidelines. (unboundmedicine.com)
• The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association divide blood pressure into four general categories. (mayoclinic.org)

Intraocular2

• Intraocular pressure was 15 mm Hg in both eyes. (aao.org)
• Intraocular pressure was 12 mm Hg in each eye. (medscape.com)

Millimeters of merc1

• Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). (mayoclinic.org)

Hypertensive emergency3

• Hypertensive emergency is the association of substantially elevated blood pressure with evidence of acute end-organ damage (retina, brain, heart, large arteries, kidneys). (unboundmedicine.com)
• Appropriate treatment of hypertensive emergency lowers blood pressure to prevent continued end-organ damage but does so slowly and gradually to prevent ischemic damage. (unboundmedicine.com)
• Blood pressure higher than 180/120 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive emergency or crisis. (mayoclinic.org)

Pulmonary1

• a restrictive filling pattern is highly specific for elevated pulmonary wedge pressure in this setting. (bmj.com)

Vapour Pressure1

• The isothermal TGA effusion method was applied for the determination of the vapour pressure of Reaction product of copper sulfate and triethylenetetramine. (europa.eu)

Arterial2

• Mean arterial pressure should be reduced by 10%-20% in the first hour and a further 5%-15% over the next 23 hours. (unboundmedicine.com)
• Like high blood pressure, cholesterol may need to be checked more frequently in patients who are at increased risk for heart disease, arterial disease or stroke. (bidmc.org)

Patients1

• Patients presenting with syncope should have orthostatic blood pressure measurements and standard 12-lead electrocardiography. (aafp.org)

Adequately1

• His blood pressure was later adequately controlled with atenolol and bendrofluazide. (erowid.org)

Normotensive1

• baroreflex sensitivity in ms/mm Hg (BRS) and baroreflex sensitivity in Hz/mm Hg (BRSf), were determined by spectral analysis, in 20 normotensive volunteers age of 27+/-6 years (mean+/-S.D.) who served as their own control. (who.int)

Acute2

• UNLABELLED: The aim of this study is to analyse the acute effect of water-pipe smoking on heart rate, blood pressure and the baroreflex control of heart rate. (who.int)
• We will suggest that reliance upon casual clinic blood pressure determination has contributed to an overemphasis upon those who respond with an acute rise in BP to an atypical psychosocial situation, that of the doctor's (or other health professional's) office. (cdc.gov)

Blood pressure measured2

• All the study's participants were enrolled in an employer-sponsored wellness program that required them to have their blood pressure measured by trained personnel every year during the three-year period analyzed, 2018-2020. (nih.gov)
• Children age 3 and older may have blood pressure measured as a part of their yearly checkups. (mayoclinic.org)

High blood pr19

• Among pregnant women, high blood pressure during the later pregnancy may increase offspring obesity risk, researchers reported. (medpagetoday.com)
• Although high blood pressure is a very important contributing problem or risk factor for heart attacks, there is no specific blood pressure that is required to have a heart attack. (answers.com)
• Because, when you are excersizing, you are working the fat off your body, and that is one of the main reasons you get high blood pressure. (answers.com)
• Some symptoms of severe high blood pressure are: 1) severe headache, 2) problems with vision, 3) confusion, 4) fatigue, 5) chest pain, 6) irregular heart beat and 7) pounding in ears or neck. (answers.com)
• Various lifestyle choices and conditions influence high blood pressure but don't necessarily cause it. (answers.com)
• It represents a state of consistent yet controlled high blood pressure, without any associated risks of renal or heart failure or organ damage. (answers.com)
• George , a 45 year-old African American high school science teacher diagnosed with high blood pressure 2 years ago. (umassmed.edu)
• High blood pressure greatly increases your risk of heart disease and stroke as well as damaged arteries," says Brett Carroll, MD , Director of Vascular Medicine in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's CardioVascular Institute and Medical Director of the Aortic Center . (bidmc.org)
• High blood pressure can cause aneurysms, damage the heart, and over time, lead to coronary artery disease or heart failure, a condition that causes heart muscle to weaken and work less efficiently. (bidmc.org)
• High blood pressure is a common condition that affects the body's arteries. (mayoclinic.org)
• If you have high blood pressure, the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high. (mayoclinic.org)
• Untreated, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems. (mayoclinic.org)
• Healthy lifestyle habits -such as not smoking, exercising and eating well - can help prevent and treat high blood pressure. (mayoclinic.org)
• Some people need medicine to treat high blood pressure. (mayoclinic.org)
• Most people with high blood pressure have no symptoms, even if blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels. (mayoclinic.org)
• You can have high blood pressure for years without any symptoms. (mayoclinic.org)
• They usually don't occur until high blood pressure has reached a severe or life-threatening stage. (mayoclinic.org)
• If you're age 40 or older, or you're 18 to 39 with a high risk of high blood pressure, ask for a blood pressure check every year. (mayoclinic.org)
• Your care provider will likely recommend more-frequent readings if have high blood pressure or other risk factors for heart disease. (mayoclinic.org)

Normal3

• Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. (nih.gov)
• Ideal blood pressure is categorized as normal. (mayoclinic.org)
• Normal blood pressure. (mayoclinic.org)

Contrast1

• By contrast, no changes were reported in average blood pressure readings in the 15-month pre-pandemic period between January 2019 and the start of the peak pandemic period (from April 2020 to December 2020). (nih.gov)

Higher3

• 120 mm Hg, suggesting that higher PP was an important component of risk. (nih.gov)
• If your blood pressure is higher than 120/80, your doctor may want to check it more often. (bidmc.org)
• The top number is 140 mm Hg or higher or the bottom number is 90 mm Hg or higher. (mayoclinic.org)

Diabetic1

• DFU develops due to changes in foot pressure foci due to diabetic neuropathy, blood loss in diabetic vasculopathy, and recurrent trauma. (thieme-connect.com)

Lower3

• Pressure on Earth varies with the altitude of the surface, so air pressure on mountains is usually lower than air pressure at sea level. (wikipedia.org)
• The correct answer is lower than 130/80 mm/Hg. (medlineplus.gov)
• A healthy blood pressure reading is 120/80 mm Hg or lower. (bidmc.org)

Increases2

• As elevation increases, there is less overlying atmospheric mass, so atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing elevation. (wikipedia.org)
• As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases. (wikipedia.org)

Measurement2

• In most circumstances, atmospheric pressure is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure caused by the weight of air above the measurement point. (wikipedia.org)
• 140/90 mm Hg) during the measurement year. (acponline.org)

Erythrocyte sedi1

• At the time of discharge, his hemoglobin was 7.6 g/dL and Westergren erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was 90 mm/h. (medscape.com)

Oxygen1

• A 56- day experiment, utilizing four test subjects confined within a double-walled test cell in an oxygen-helium atmosphere at 258 mm. (dtic.mil)

Medications4

• Bitter Kola has some hypertensive properties which means that if you take the Kola along with antihypertensive medications (blood pressure lowering), it could negate some of the effects. (answers.com)
• Another factor may have been at play, too: medications people were taking for other conditions that unintentionally raised blood pressure. (nih.gov)
• Since then he has been very conscientious about carrying out his doctor's recommendations: following a low-fat diet that contains many fruits and vegetables, losing 20 pounds, walking 2 miles most days, and taking both blood pressure medications and a statin (a cholesterol-lowering agent). (umassmed.edu)
• Initially George took his prescribed blood pressure medications erratically. (umassmed.edu)

Cardiovascular1

• That can result in less time to make the lifestyle changes that they need to control cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure. (nih.gov)

Increase in blood pressure2

• Now, NHLBI-funded researchers say the virus and related stress can also be blamed for an increase in blood pressure among Americans. (nih.gov)
• But we know that a small increase in blood pressure can cause a significant increase in strokes and heart attacks across the population"- which, in turn, can lead to death, he added. (nih.gov)

Plateau1

• Metaproterenol significantly reduced RL, peak and plateau airway pressure, and increased Cdyn. (nih.gov)

Years2

• It's important to have your blood pressure checked at least every two years starting at age 18. (mayoclinic.org)
• Ask your provider for a blood pressure reading at least every two years starting at age 18. (mayoclinic.org)

Obesity1

• Elevated blood pressure during the first trimester was not significantly associated with any increased risk for overweight or obesity in offspring. (medpagetoday.com)

Diabetes1

• Which is a good blood pressure goal for most people with diabetes? (medlineplus.gov)

Peak1

• It found a small, but consequential, rise in average blood pressure during the early peak of the pandemic. (nih.gov)

Level4

• that is, the Earth's atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately 1 atm. (wikipedia.org)
• The United States and Canada also report sea-level pressure SLP, which is adjusted to sea level by a different method, in the remarks section, not in the internationally transmitted part of the code, in hectopascals or millibars. (wikipedia.org)
• However, in Canada's public weather reports, sea level pressure is instead reported in kilopascals. (wikipedia.org)
• On the individual level, that [2 mm Hg increase] doesn't seem like a lot. (nih.gov)

Year1

• Cox regression, adjusted for age, sex, and other risk factors, was used to assess the relations between blood pressure components and CHD risk over a 20-year follow-up. (nih.gov)

Individuals1

• For healthy individuals, blood pressure should be checked at your annual physical exam with your primary care physician. (bidmc.org)

People2

• We know that the biggest driver with respect to dietary patterns of blood pressure is excess sodium, so people were likely eating saltier foods during the pandemic. (nih.gov)
• We know that for most people blood pressure is elevated during working hours. (cdc.gov)

Stress1

• Stress, which has long been known to increase blood pressure, likely played a significant role in this study population, as well. (nih.gov)

Important1

• Blood pressure screening is an important part of general health care. (mayoclinic.org)

Affects1

• But as long as everything is done in moderation and in a consistent manner you should be fine, but you might want to consider checking your blood pressure more till you know how it affects you. (answers.com)

Bottom3

• The average diastolic pressure - the bottom number - also rose slightly. (nih.gov)
• The top number ranges from 120 to 129 mm Hg and the bottom number is below, not above, 80 mm Hg. (mayoclinic.org)
• The top number ranges from 130 to 139 mm Hg or the bottom number is between 80 and 89 mm Hg. (mayoclinic.org)

Inches1

• The standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa (1,013.25 hPa), which is equivalent to 1,013.25 millibars, 760 mm Hg, 29.9212 inches Hg, or 14.696 psi. (wikipedia.org)

Average1

• The average value of surface pressure on Earth is 985 hPa. (wikipedia.org)