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For most people the goal is 140 and 90 however some individuals may be better served by other BP goals Lifestyle modifications LM should be initiated in all patients with hypertension HTN and QBUJFOUT should be assessed for target organ EBNBHF and e. Deepti. . Tripathi. . *, . Jitendra. Kumar Bhatt (Sri Sri . Sadguru. Swami . Shivarth. Swami Ji) , . Shivoma. Ashram, Indore, INDIA. Dr. Yatiraj Kalantri, . Shah Pathology, Indore, INDIA. Dr. Vikrant . it . Oscar A. Carretero, M.D.. Hypertension and Vascular Research Division. Department of Medicine. Henry Ford Health System. Detroit, Michigan. 1) What is hypertension or high blood pressure . Claude K. Lardinois, MD, FACP, MACN, FACE. lardinois@sbcglobal.net. . . Emeritus Professor. University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada. Board Certified Endocrinologist. Medical Director for American Health Care, Rocklin, CA. ACCF/AHA 2011. Expert Consensus Document. . . Developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, Association of Black Cardiologists, American Geriatrics Society, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, and the European Society of Hypertension. To reach your hands and feet, blood has to leave your heart (Left Ventricle) under very . high pressure. . . Blood Pressure. The aorta . has the highest pressure. (100mm Hg). As the blood gets farther away and the blood vessels get smaller, the pressure decreases. . Measurement of Blood Pressure: Issues and Challenges Sadhana Bhagwat, NPO WCO India 13 December 2018 1 Silent killer Most hypertensive people have no symptoms Under-diagnosis Under-treatment Difinition. High blood pressure is defined as BP ≥140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) as per JNC 8. Risk of hypertension. Hypertension is a major independent risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, and renal failure. Victor Nadler. Objectives. By the end of this class students will be able to:. Describe the epidemiology of essential hypertension and explain the goals and importance of blood pressure control. Describe the contributions of aging, obesity, and salt sensitivity to the development of hypertension. Hypertension . doubles the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, renal failure, and peripheral arterial disease. Abdoreza. . Ghoreishi. Assistant processor of neurology. Outlines :. -Various . etiologies of hypertensive . headaches. -Relationship between chronic hypertension. and headache. Headache attributed to arterial hypertension is a . BP lowering Drug Efficacy - . Monotherapy. Law MR, et al. BMJ 2003. Fall in BP (mmHg). Standard dose. Twice standard dose. Systolic BP. . Thiazides. 8.8. 10.3. . β. blockers. 9.2. 11.1. ACE inhibitors. each time your heart contracts, it causes a wave or pulsation in the blood system of the body. This can be seen very clearly when an artery is cut and the blood spurts out of the cut vessel with each beat of the heart. . Alex Wandler. 1. , Sarah Corley Forsythe. 1. , Greg Randolph, MD MPH. 2. Louisiana State University Health School of Medicine. 1, . LSU Health Sciences Center. 2. Uncontrolled hypertension is a highly prevalent disease state in Louisiana and is known to lead to increased long-term health risks, such as stroke, heart failure, vision loss, and kidney disease. . Crude prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among adults with hypertension was over three times as high as that among adults without hypertension (24.6% vs 7.3%, 2017–March 2020). The prevalence of CKD among those with hypertension has remained constant from 2001 through March 2020. Age-standardized trends were consistent with the crude trends..