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High blood pressure (hypertension)
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Risk factors
- Hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroidism — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this disorder of the parathyroid glands.
- Birth control pill FAQ: Benefits, risks and choices Birth control pill — Get answers to frequently asked questions about taking the pill.
Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Tests and diagnosis
- Blood pressure chart: What your reading means This blood pressure chart can help you understand what your blood pressure reading means.
- Microalbumin test Microalbumin test — Overview covers definition, preparation and results of this urine test.
Causes
- Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection? Stress and high blood pressure — Discover how relaxation and exercise can improve your numbers.
Complications
- Obesity Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
- Brain aneurysm Brain aneurysm — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this potentially life-threatening disorder.
- Enlarged heart Enlarged heart — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for this heart muscle condition.
- High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body High blood pressure can cause other health complications. Find out how to control it.
- High blood pressure and sex: Overcome the challenges High blood pressure can impact your sex life. Consider potential problems — and solutions.
Treatments and drugs
- Choosing blood pressure medications High blood pressure medications — Here are some options for high blood pressure medications.
- Diuretics Discover how diuretics — sometimes called water pills — treat high blood pressure and other conditions.
- Angiotensin II receptor blockers Angiotensin II receptor blockers (angiotensin II inhibitors) treat conditions such as high blood pressure.
- Alpha blockers Alpha blockers treat conditions such as high blood pressure and some prostate conditions.
- Central-acting agents Central-acting agents, also called central adrenergic inhibitors, treat several conditions, including high blood pressure.
- Vasodilators Vasodilators treat many conditions, such as high blood pressure.
- Beta blockers Beta blockers treat high blood pressure, glaucoma and migraines. Discover more about these drugs.
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors ACE inhibitors treat high blood pressure and other conditions. Discover more about these drugs.
- Calcium channel blockers Calcium antagonists, also called calcium channel blockers, treat conditions such as high blood pressure.
- High blood pressure and sex: Overcome the challenges High blood pressure can impact your sex life. Consider potential problems — and solutions.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- DASH diet: Top 5 tips for shopping and cooking The DASH diet may open new doors for your health — and your palate.
- DASH diet: Top 5 tips for dining out DASH diet — Here are five ways to avoid hidden fat and salt while dining out.
- Exercise: A drug-free approach to lowering high blood pressure Exercise is a drug-free approach to lowering blood pressure. Here are tips on getting started.
- 10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication You can lower your blood pressure without medication. Try these 10 lifestyle changes.
- Sample menus for the DASH eating plan DASH diet: Plan your meals with these sample DASH menus.
- DASH diet: Healthy eating to lower your blood pressure The DASH diet can control blood pressure and offer other health benefits.
- DASH diet: Guide to recommended servings DASH diet: Use this table of recommended servings to plan meals.
- Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection? Stress and high blood pressure — Discover how relaxation and exercise can improve your numbers.
- Get the most out of home blood pressure monitoring Discover how to use home blood pressure monitoring to reach your target numbers.
Prevention
- Main attraction: 10 vegetable main dishes Here are 10 ways to transform fresh vegetables into main-meal options.
