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What to know about High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Blood pressure is the pressure of blood “pushing against the walls of your arteries” As blood rushes from your heart to other organs, it helps to replenish nutrients and transport oxygen. Uncontrolled, elevated blood pressure is known as Hypertension. What are some signs and symptoms of Hypertension? What is my goal?

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Common Myths about Varicose Veins

Vascular Physician

Keeping your blood circulating with regular exercise or physical activity may alleviate some pain. Reducing salt intake since a high salt diet may lead to hypertension or narrowing of arteries. People carrying extra weight may benefit from losing some weight. Wearing compression stockings will help to keep blood from pooling.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

Has the usual collection of chronic diseases, paroxysmal afib, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, adult diabetes, a little anemia, a little edema, a little mild cognitive impairment. Another study looking at the benefits of physical rehabilitation in patients with HFpEF. It’s one of my old, old patients. Alex 45:43 Okay.