High Blood Pressure Prevention WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on High Blood Pressure Prevention
Prevention of high blood pressure, also called hypertension, begins by making lifestyle changes. Consuming a healthy diet and exercising can help lower your risk of developing high blood pressure.1 High blood pressure can also be prevented by quitting smoking and limiting alcohol consumption.2
Fast Facts:
- High blood pressure is a condition that occurs when a person's blood pressure is elevated.3
- High blood pressure can lead to a stroke, heart attack, heart failure, arterial aneurysm, and chronic renal failure.3
- There are two types of high blood pressure: primary and secondary.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ HealthWise (via WebMD): High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) - Prevention
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: Hypertension Prevention
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wikipedia: Hypertension
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Prevention of High Blood Pressure, High Blood pressure Prevent, Prevent High Blood Pressure
- Last update: May 4, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
