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Results 1 - 10 of 19 for Hypertensive disorder
  1. High Blood Pressure (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood ...
  2. Pulmonary Hypertension (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is pulmonary hypertension? Pulmonary hypertension, sometimes called PH, is a serious condition that affects the blood vessels in the lungs. It develops ...
  3. DASH Eating Plan (National Library of Medicine)  
    DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It is an eating plan that is based on research studies sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). These studies ...
  4. High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your heart pumps blood. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is when this force against your artery walls ... types of high blood pressure in pregnancy: Gestational hypertension is high blood pressure that you develop while ...
  5. Blood Pressure Medicines (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... high blood pressure? High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is when blood puts too much pressure against ...
  6. Brain Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your brain is the control center of your body. It controls your thoughts, memory, speech, and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. It's part ...
  7. How to Prevent High Blood Pressure (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... in the U.S. has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Many of those people don't know they ...
  8. Liver Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. There are many kinds of liver diseases: ...
  9. Optic Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The optic nerve is a bundle of more than 1 million nerve fibers that carry visual messages. You have one connecting the back of each eye (your retina) to ...
  10. Adrenal Gland Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are adrenal glands? Your adrenal glands are two small organs that sit on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make different types of hormones ...
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