Disease or Syndrome
hypertension
hy·per·ten·sion [ hahy-per-ten-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Vascular Diseases
Etymology:
Greek hyper = excessive + Latin tendere = to stretch
Also called:
Benign essential hypertension; Essential hypertension; HBP; HTN
Definitions related to hypertensive disease:
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(hypertension) Abnormally high blood pressure.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(hypertension) Blood pressure that is abnormally high.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(hypertension) Persistantly high arterial blood pressure.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(hypertension) Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(hypertension) The medical term for high blood pressure. Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, especially hemorrhagic and lacunar strokes, because it puts excess stress on the walls of blood vessels and damages their delicate inner lining.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(hypertension) The presence of chronic increased pressure in the systemic arterial system.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(high blood pressure) A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(high 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 into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is called diastolic pressure. Your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers. Usually the systolic number comes before or above the diastolic number. For example, 120/80 means a systolic of 120 and a diastolic of 80. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. So the only way to find out if you have it is to get regular blood pressure checks from your health care provider. Your provider will use a gauge, a stethoscope or electronic sensor, and a blood pressure cuff. He or she will take two or more readings at separate appointments before making a diagnosis.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(hypertension) A disorder characterized by a pathological increase in blood pressure.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Hypertension is sustained elevation of resting systolic blood pressure (? 130 mm Hg), diastolic blood pressure (? 80 mm Hg), or both. Hypertension with no known cause (primary; formerly, essential, hypertension) is most common. Hypertension with an identified cause (secondary hypertension) is usually due to sleep apnea, chronic kidney...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Hypertension affects approximately 75 million adults in the United States and is a major risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. See the image below.WebMD, 2019
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High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Hypertension, condition that arises when the blood pressure is abnormally high. Hypertension occurs when the body's smaller blood vessels (the arterioles) narrow, causing the blood to exert excessive pressure against the vessel walls and forcing the heart to work harder to maintain the pressure....Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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