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What Should Your Blood Pressure Be?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“What should my blood pressure be?” The answer is pretty simple, but most people get this wrong, and doing so increases their future risk of heart attack and strokes. The problem is that high blood pressure is not some obscure risk that only impacts a small percentage of the population.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Understanding how high blood pressure impacts your heart and learning to manage it can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and improve your overall health. What Is High Blood Pressure?

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Persistent high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood. Medications Medications are often the first line of treatment for cardiomegaly and can include: ACE inhibitors or ARBs , which help lower blood pressure and reduce the workload on the heart.

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Abstract TMP97: Temporal Trends in Black-White Differences of Antihypertensive Treatment in Individuals With and Without History of Stroke: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS)

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP97-ATMP97, February 1, 2024. Introduction:In 2014, the Eighth Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC8) included race-specific recommendations for antihypertensive treatments (e.g.

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Dishing out the meds

The British Journal of Cardiology

One third of people over the age of 55 years would benefit by gaining an average of 11 years free from a cardiac event or stroke (subsequently termed the vaccination approach).

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What is wrong with the NHS? Part two.

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

They would have their blood pressure measured and put on antihypertensives. Anyone with diabetes would be prescribed blood sugar lowering medications. For example, the percentage of their patients with high blood pressure where it is successfully lowered to achieve the required level e.g., < 140/90mmHg – or less 1.