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Blood pressure
hideBlood pressure (BP) is the pressure (force per unit area) exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, and constitutes one of the principal vital signs. The pressure of the circulating blood decreases as it moves away from the heart through arteries and capillaries, and toward the heart through veins. When unqualified, the term blood pressure usually refers to brachial arterial pressure: that is, in the major blood vessel of the upper left or right arm that takes blood away from the heart. Blood pressure may, however, sometimes be measured at other sites in the body, for instance at the ankle. The ratio of the blood pressure measured in the main artery at the ankle to the brachial blood pressure gives the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI).
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News tagged with blood pressure
Search for blood pressure secrets reveals a surprising new syndrome
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Yale researchers investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation have identified a previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss.
Anti-aging gene linked to high blood pressure
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have shown the first link between a newly discovered anti-aging gene and high blood pressure. The results, which appear this month in the journal ...
Beetroot juice boosts stamina, new study shows
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking beetroot juice boosts your stamina and could help you exercise for up to 16% longer. A University of Exeter led-study, published today, shows for the first time how the nitrate contained ...
Common virus could cause high blood pressure
May 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests for the first time that cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common viral infection affecting between 60 and 99 percent of adults worldwide, is a cause of high blood pressure, a leading ...
High fructose corn syrup: A recipe for hypertension
Oct 30, 2009 |
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A diet high in fructose increases the risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San ...
Simple finger device may help predict future heart attack
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Results of a Mayo Clinic study show that a simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is "highly predictive" of a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, for people who are considered at low or moderate risk, according ...
World-first high blood pressure treatment trialled in Melbourne
Apr 03, 2009 |
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A world-first breakthrough to treat high blood pressure has been successfully trialled in Melbourne.
Weight matters: 'Normal' sized girls are judged to be more attractive by young men
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that despite the size zero trend, boys really do prefer 'normal' girls of an average weight and build.
Inexpensive hypertension drug could be multiple sclerosis treatment
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Turning serendipity into science, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a link, in mice and in human brain tissue, between high blood pressure and multiple sclerosis. Their findings suggest ...
Long-necked dinos didn't reach for the skies
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A fondly-held belief about long-necked sauropods, the giant four-footed dinosaurs beloved of monster movies and children, is most probably untrue, a dino expert said on Wednesday.
Overweight male teens with normal blood pressures showing signs of heart damage
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say.
Studies suggest drinking coffee or tea may reduce the risk of stroke
Mar 22, 2009 |
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The role coffee and tea play in a person's risk of having a stroke got a little clearer recently as two large observational studies found that the beverages may actually provide a modest amount of protection.
What proportion of psychotic illness is due to cannabis?
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of researchers from Australia and the US, led by Louisa Degenhardt at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a r ...
How to ... avoid kidney stones
Jul 17, 2009 |
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These solid masses that form in the kidneys can grow big enough to cause severe pain and even infection as they pass into the urinary tract.
Blood pressure targets: Aiming lower offers no benefit
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Aiming for lower than standard blood pressure targets offers no known clinical benefit, according to a Cochrane Review. In a systematic review of the evidence, researchers found that using antihypertensive drugs to reduce ...
