If left untreated, hypertension can lead to the thickening of arterial walls causing its lumen, or blood passage way, to narrow in diameter. As a result, the heart must work harder to pump blood through the narrowed arterial openings. In addition, people with hypertension may be more susceptible to stroke.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 06/24/2011
Reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
No. Portal Hypertension is specific hypertension in the portal system while general hypertension is the primary hypertension. Portal hypertension happens when there is high pressure in the portal circulation or the circulation in the Liver and lower body organs.
Gestational hypertension may or may not result from regular hypertension. But this is usually gone after the pregnancy.
High blood pressure is hypertension, and low blood pressure is hypotension.
Hypertension is not bad.
Hypertension without a known cause is called primary or essential hypertension.
Milton Mendlowitz has written: 'Systemic arterial hypertension' -- subject(s): Hypertension 'Hypertension' -- subject(s): Hypertension
Mistletoe might be used for hypertension. It has central effect on hypertension.
The patient had uncontrolled hypertension
"Hypertension" means "high blood pressure". There are no one-word synonyms for "hypertension".
these are misnomers actually,when there is no evident cause of hypertension then it is called idiopathic/benign/primary/unspecified hypertension. http://treathypertension.blogspot.com/
The code for hypertension is I10
The patient had uncontrolled hypertension.