Priority Health Program Helps Manage Blood Pressure at Home

Priority Health program helps manage blood pressure at home

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Priority Health program is aiming to help people understand how to keep their blood pressure controlled. May is Hypertension Awareness Month. Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, but only 1 in 4 have it under control. "Hypertension or high blood pressure is sometimes called the silent killer. That's because people don't always know they have high blood pressure," Janet Scovel, direct…

What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)? Know how it is linked with hypertension

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) means blockage in the blood supply to the leg caused by cholesterol deposition and clotting. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is closely interlinked with PAD, and both share common risk factors such as diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, sleep apnoea, chronic kidney disease, age, and smoking. According to Dr Sunil Dwivedi, Consultant Cardiologist, Manipal Hospital, about one-third of patients with perip…

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Half of U.S. Adults Have High Blood Pressure—Here’s How To Reduce Your Risk

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDadamkaz / Getty ImagesHypertension (high blood pressure) occurs when the blood pressure against your arteries is regularly too high, above 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) on a blood pressure reading.Your heart must pump against this pressure to send blood to your body. High blood pressure strains your heart and can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.Many of the factors that increase your …

Mediafax This is significantly greater than the global average of approximately 35%. Of the 6.6 million Romanians suffering from hypertension, only 68% are diagnosed, 59% are treated, and only 30% have blood pressure levels under control. A study published in the Ciccarone Center's Research Centre for the Prevention of Cardiac Diseases from Johns Hopkins highlights the essential role of the potential in reducing blood pressure. This recommends t…

High blood pressure is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, and at the same time one of the quietest. It usually progresses without symptoms for years, but its impact can be devastating: it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and other serious health problems. It is estimated that it affects more than 30% of adults in Argentina, and many people do not even know that they suffer it. This "silent killer", as…