Hypertension

S i y a d m p h a r m @ y a h o o . c o m H y g e i a . J . D . M e d . v o l . 3 ( 1 ) , A p r i l - O c t o b e r , 2 0 1 1 , 1 - 1 6 . M o b i l e - 0 0 6 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6 Hypertension , or high blood pressure , is a very common and serious condition that can lead to or complicate many health problems. The risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is directly correlated with blood pressure . Risks of stroke, MI, angina, heart failure, kidney failure or early death from a cardiovascular cause are directly correlated with BP. The roles of drug treatment, diet control, exercise, etc are discussed in this review. 8 / 1 2 / 2 0 1 1 Hypertension 1 Pharmaceutical review (1), April-October, 2011, HYGEIA: JOURNAL FOR DRUGS AND MEDICINES October 2011-April2012

Mean arterial blood pressure It is not the arithmetic mean but it is less than that. It is because most of the time BP is closer to diastolic value than systolic value. It because duration of ventricular diastole is longer than duration of systole. Mean arterial BP=Diastolic BP+1/3 of pulse pressure i.e., 80+13=93 mmHg. Physiological Variations

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