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Hypertension refers to a condition when the arteries get narrowed and
the blood finds it difficult to flow through them normally. The
pressure on the artery walls increases due to this narrowing of the
blood vessels. A new born infant can also develop similar
complications. It is called PPHN or Persistence Pulmonary Hypertension
in Newborn. This disease or complication happens very rarely. Infants
with pulmonary hypertension may have serious health complications in
the long run.
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Apart from certain biological factors, the main causes of high blood pressure are rooted in the way we eat and lead our lives. Use the following diet plan chart to formulate a blood pressure lowering diet for yourself.
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Hypertension patients have a fear that dynamic activity can increase their blood pressure, so they do not like to exert themselves much. While daily short duration low-intensity exercises can help control hypertension much quicker!
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If we look at the statistics, then women do not appear to have high blood pressure as often and as early as men. That does not rule out the chances of women suffering from this disease, especially after the onset of menopause. Women need to understand the risk factors and the implications involved.
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Portal vein carries blood from the intestine to the liver. Portal
hypertension refers to the high blood pressure in this very vein. There
are two main factors responsible for the high blood pressure in the
portal veins. First factor is the greater volume of blood passing
through the blood vessels and second factor is greater resistance to
the blood while flowing through the liver.
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Hypertension or high blood pressure is a disease that has medical cure.
It is a condition that can be controlled and managed by taking the
required medication, making lifestyle changes and making changes to our
diet.
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Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) is a rare and a serious life-threatening condition which occurs usually in post-term or full-term babies. PPHN is greatly characterized by the non-presence of cyanotic congenital disease of the heart, relentless post-birth hypoxemia and marked pulmonary hypertension. It is also found to occur in cases where the child is not able to receive sufficient amount of oxygen during the time of delivery.
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Some foods have an innate property that helps to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Let's know about them and make a list of foods that lower high blood pressure risks.
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A study conducted on rats in Japan has found that the collagen in chicken acts akin to an ACE inhibitor and reduces blood pressure. So, can chicken soup diet reduce blood pressure in humans?
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DASH is the new way to attack the growing problem of hypertension in individuals across the world. The diet works to cut down on all those diet ingredients which induce hypertension in the body.
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High Blood pressure during pregnancy can be the outcome of a
pre-existing high blood pressure condition. It may even develop even if
the patient does not have a history of high blood pressure.
Hypertension in the latter case is better known as gestational
hypertension.
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