Almost half of adults in America—about 108 million people—have hypertension. Hypertension, which is also known as high blood ...

Hypertension is a silent epidemic in South Africa, claiming lives without warning. Dr Vinesh Padayachy sheds light on this ...

Abstract Increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system has been described in chronic renal failure, but its role in the genesis and maintenance of hypertension associated with this condition ...

with a consequent elevation of pressure in the pulmonary capillaries and pulmonary artery, has, for many years, been invoked to explain pulmonary hypertension in both mitral stenosis and left ...

Some people call it your "pee hole." Meatal stenosis means this opening is too narrow. And passing urine (pee) can cause pain or discomfort. Meatal stenosis is fairly common. About 8 to 10 out of ...

Arterial hypertension (67%), a difference in pulses between limbs ... The median eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) at baseline was 105 ml/min/1.73m 2. Renal artery stenosis was documented in ...

Background The vertebral artery (VA) ostium (VAO) is a common stenosis site. Most patients with VAO stenosis refractory to medical treatment are treated endovascularly using stenting. To optimally ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The renal arteries bring blood from the heart to the kidneys to help filter ...

Women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) experience a high burden of disease that impacts their lives regardless of where they reside, according to a small study presented as a poster at the ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function ... causes of CKD—including diabetes, ...

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