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20-September-2008 10:08:30 - Hypertension Redirected from Essential hypertension Hypertension Classification and external resources ICD-10 I10.,I11.,I12., I13.,I15. ICD-9 401.x OMIM 145500 DiseasesDB 6330 MedlinePlus 000468 eMedicine med/1106 ped/1097 emerg/267 MeSH D006973 For other forms of hypertension, see Hypertension disambiguation. Accuracy dispute This section appears to contradict itself. Please help fix this problem. This article requires authentication or verification by an expert. Please assist in recruiting an expert or improve this article yourself. This article has been tagged since June 2008. Hypertension, referred to as high blood pressure, HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. It was previously referred to as nonarterial hypertensioncitation needed, but in current usage, the word hypertension1 without a qualifier normally refers to arterial hypertension. 2 Hypertension can be classified either essential primary or secondary. Essential hypertension indicates that no specific medical cause can be found to explain a patient's condition. Secondary hypertension indicates that the high blood pressure is a result of i.e., secondary to another condition, such as kidney disease or tumours pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Even moderate elevation of arterial blood pressure leads to shortened life expectancy. At severely high pressures, defined as mean arterial pressures 50% or more above average, a person can expect to live no more than a few years unless appropriately treated.3 Hypertension is considered to be present when a person's systolic blood pressure is consistently 140 mmHg or greater, and/or their diastolic blood pressure is consistently 90 mmHg or greater.4 As recently as 2003, the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure5 has defined blood pressure 120/80 mmHg to 139/89 mmHg as prehypertension. Prehypertension is not a disease category; rather, it is a designation chosen to identify individuals at high risk of developing hypertension. The Mayo Clinic website specifies blood pressure is normal if it's below 120/80 but that some data indicate that 115/75 mm Hg should be the gold standard. In patients with diabetes mellitus or kidney disease studies have shown that blood pressure over 130/80 mmHg should be considered high and warrants further treatment. Hypertension is labeled resistant or refractory6 if a person's blood pressure remains above their target blood pressure despite taking three or more medications to lower it. The American Heart Association released a scientific statement7 in May 2008 with guidelines for treating resistant hypertension.8 Contents 1 Factors of essential hypertension 1.1 Obesity 1.2 Sodium sensitivity 1.3 Role of renin 1.4 Insulin resistance 1.5 Sleep apnea 1.6 Genetics 1.7 Age 1.8 Liquorice 1.9 Other etiologies 2 Etiology of secondary hypertension 3 Pathophysiology 4 Signs and symptoms 4.1 Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies 4.2 Complications 4.3 Pregnancy 4.4 Children and adolescents 5 Diagnosis 5.1 Measuring blood pressure 5.2 Distinguishing primary vs. secondary hypertension 5.3 Investigations commonly performed in newly diagnosed hypertension 6 Epidemiology 7 Treatment 7.1 Lifestyle modification nonpharmacologic treatment 7.2 Medications 7.2.1 Choice of initial medication 7.3 Advice in the United Kingdom 7.4 Advice in the United States 7.5 Chiropractic 7.6 Systolic hypertension 8 See also 9 References 10 External links 10.1 Major studies Factors of essential hypertension Although no specific medical cause can be determined in essential hypertension, it often has several contributing factors. These include obesity9, salt sensitivity, renin homeostasis, insulin resistance, genetics, and age. Obesity The risk of hypertension is 5 times higher in the obese as compared to those of normal weight and up to two-thirds of cases can be attributed to excess weight. More than 85% of cases occur in those with a BMI25.9 Sodium sensitivity Sodium is an environmental factor that has received the greatest attention. Approximately one third of the essential hypertensive population is responsive to sodium intake10. This is due to the fact that increasing amounts of salt in a person's bloodstream causes cells to release water due to osmotic pressure to equilibrate concentration gradient of salt between the cells and the bloodstream; increasing the pressure on the blood vessel walls. Role of renin Renin is an enzyme secreted by the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidney and linked with aldosterone in a negative feedback loop. The range of renin activity observed in hypertensive subjects tends to be broader than in normotensive individuals. In consequence, some hypertensive patients have been defined as having low-renin and others as having essential hypertension. Low-renin hypertension is more common in African Americans than white Americans, and may explain why African Americans tend to respond better to diuretic therapy than drugs that interfere with the renin-angiotensin system. High Renin levels predispose to Hypertension: Increased Renin → Increased Angiotensin II → Increased Vasoconstriction, Thirst/ADH and Aldosterone → Increased Sodium Resorption in the Kidneys DCT and CD → Increased Blood Pressure. Some authorities claim that potassium might both prevent and treat hypertension11. Insulin resistance Insulin is a polypeptide hormone secreted by cells in the islets of langerhans, which are contained throughout the pancreas. Its main purpose is to regulate the levels of glucose in the body antagonistically with glucagon through negative feedback loops. Insulin also exhibits vasodilatory properties. In normotensive individuals, insulin may stimulate sympathetic activity without elevating mean arterial pressure. However, in more extreme conditions such as that of the metabolic syndrome, the increased sympathetic neural activity may over-ride the vasodilatory effects of insulin. Insulin resistance and/or hyperinsulinemia have been suggested as being responsible for the increased arterial pressure in some patients with hypertensioncitation needed. This feature is now widely recognized as part of syndrome X, or the metabolic syndrome. Sleep apnea Sleep apnea is a common, under-recognized cause of hypertension.12 It is often best treated with nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure, but other approaches include the Mandibular advancement splint MAS, UPPP, tonsilectomy, adenoidectomy, sinus surgery, or weight loss. Genetics Hypertension is one of the most common complex disorders, with genetic heritability averaging 30%.citation needed Data supporting this view emerge from animal studies as well as in population studies in humans. Most of these studies support the concept that the inheritance is probably multifactorial or that a number of different genetic defects each have an elevated blood pressure as one of their phenotypic expressions. More than 50 genes have been examined in association studies with hypertension, and the number is constantly growing. Age Over time, the number of collagen fibers in artery and arteriole walls increases, making blood vessels stiffer. With the reduced elasticity comes a smaller cross-sectional area in systole, and so a raised mean arterial blood pressure. Liquorice Consumption of liquorice which can be of potent strength in liquorice candy can lead to a surge in blood pressure13. People with hypertension or history of cardio-vascular disease should avoid liquorice raising their blood pressure to risky levels. Frequently, if liquorice is the cause of the high blood pressure, a low blood level of potassium will also be present. Liquorice extracts are present in many medicines for example cough syrups, throat lozenges and peptic ulcer treatments. Other etiologies There are some anecdotal or transient causes of high blood pressure. These are not to be confused with the disease called hypertension in which there is an intrinsic physiopathological mechanism as described below. Etiology of secondary hypertension Only in a small minority of patients with elevated arterial pressure can a specific cause be identified. In 90 percent to 95 percent of high blood pressure cases, the American Heart Association says there's no identifiable cause. These individuals will probably have an endocrine or renal defect that, if corrected, could bring blood pressure back to normal values. Renal hypertension Hypertension produced by diseases of the kidney. This includes diseases such as polycystic kidney disease or chronic glomerulonephritis. Hypertension can also be produced by diseases of the renal arteries supplying the kidney. This is known as renovascular hypertension; it is thought that decreased perfusion of renal tissue due to stenosis of a main or branch renal artery activates the renin-angiotensin system. Adrenal hypertension Hypertension is a feature of a variety of adrenal cortical abnormalities. In primary aldosteronism there is a clear relationship between the aldosterone-induced sodium retention and the hypertension. Cushing's syndrome hypersecretion of cortisol Both adrenal glands can overproduce the hormone cortisol or it can arise in a benign or malignant tumor. Hypertension results from the interplay of several pathophysiological mechanisms regulating plasma volume, peripheral vascular resistance and cardiac output, all of which may be increased. More than 80% of patients with Cushing's syndrome have hypertension. In patients with pheochromocytoma increased secretion of catecholamines such as epinephrine and norepinephrine by a tumor most often located in the adrenal medulla causes excessive stimulation of adrenergic receptors, which results in peripheral vasoconstriction and cardiac stimulation. This diagnosis is confirmed by demonstrating increased urinary excretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine and/or their metabolites vanillylmandelic acid. Genetic causes Hypertension can be caused by mutations in single genes, inherited on a mendelian basis.14 Coarctation of the aorta Drugs Certain medications, especially NSAIDS Motrin/Ibuprofen and steroids can cause hypertension. Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra inhibits the 11-hydroxysteroid hydrogenase enzyme catalyzes the reaction of cortisol to cortison which allows cortisol to stimulate the Mineralocorticoid Receptor MR which will lead to effects similar to hyperaldosteronism, which itself is a cause of hypertension.15 Rebound hypertension High blood pressure that is associated with the sudden withdrawal of various antihypertensive medications. The increases in blood pressure may result in blood pressures greater than when the medication was initiated. Depending on the severity of the increase in blood pressure, rebound hypertension may result in a hypertensive emergency. Rebound hypertension is avoided by gradually reducing the dose also known as dose tapering, thereby giving the body enough time to adjust to reduction in dose. Medications commonly associated with rebound hypertension include centrally-acting antihypertensive agents, such as clonidine and beta-blockers. Pathophysiology Most of the secondary mechanisms associated with hypertension are generally fully understood, and are outlined at secondary hypertension. However, those associated with essential primary hypertension are far less understood. What is known is that cardiac output is raised early in the disease course, with total peripheral resistance TPR normal; over time cardiac output drops to normal levels but TPR is increased. Three theories have been proposed to explain this: Inability of the kidneys to excrete sodium, resulting in natriuretic factors such as Atrial Natriuretic Factor being secreted to promote salt excretion with the side-effect of raising total peripheral resistance. An overactive renin / angiotensin system leads to vasoconstriction and retention of sodium and water. The increase in blood volume leads to hypertension. An overactive sympathetic nervous system, leading to increased stress responses. It is also known that hypertension is highly heritable and polygenic caused by more than one gene and a few candidate genes have been postulated in the etiology of this condition.161718 Signs and symptoms Hypertension is usually found incidentally - case finding - by healthcare professionals during a routine checkup. The only test for hypertension is a blood pressure measurement. Hypertension in isolation usually produces no symptoms although some people report headaches, fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, facial flushing, transient insomnia or difficulty sleeping due to feeling hot or flushed, and tinnitus 19 during beginning onset or prior to hypertension diagnosis. Malignant hypertension or accelerated hypertension is distinct as a late phase in the condition, and may present with headaches, blurred vision and end-organ damage. Hypertension is often confused with mental tension, stress and anxiety. While chronic anxiety and/or irritability is associated with poor outcomes in people with hypertension, it alone does not cause it. Accelerated hypertension is associated with somnolence, confusion, visual disturbances, and nausea and vomiting hypertensive encephalopathy. 20 Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies Hypertension is rarely severe enough to cause symptoms. These typically only surface with a systolic blood pressure over 240 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure over 120 mmHg. These pressures without signs of end-organ damage such as renal failure are termed accelerated hypertension. When end-organ damage is possible or already ongoing, but in absence of raised intracranial pressure, it is called hypertensive emergency. Hypertension under this circumstance needs to be controlled, but prolonged hospitalization is not necessarily required. When hypertension causes increased intracranial pressure, it is called malignant hypertension. Increased intracranial pressure causes papilledema, which is visible on ophthalmoscopic examination of the retina. Complications While elevated blood pressure alone is not an illness, it often requires treatment due to its short- and long-term effects on many organs. The risk is increased for: Cerebrovascular accident CVAs or strokes Myocardial infarction heart attack Hypertensive cardiomyopathy heart failure due to chronically high blood pressure Hypertensive retinopathy - damage to the retina Hypertensive nephropathy - chronic renal failure due to chronically high blood pressure Hypertensive encephalopathy - confusion, headache , convulsion due to vasogenic edema in brain due to high blood pressure. Pregnancy Main article: Hypertension of pregnancy Although few women of childbearing age have high blood pressure, up to 10% develop hypertension of pregnancy. While generally benign, it may herald three complications of pregnancy: pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and eclampsia. Follow-up and control with medication is therefore often necessary. Children and adolescents As with adults, blood pressure is a variable parameter in children. It varies between individuals and within individuals from day to day and at various times of the day. The epidemic of childhood obesity, the risk of developing left ventricular hypertrophy, and evidence of the early development of atherosclerosis in children would make the detection of and intervention in childhood hypertension important to reduce long-term health risks; however, supporting data are lacking. Most childhood hypertension, particularly in preadolescents, is secondary to an underlying disorder. Renal parenchymal disease is the most common 60 to 70% cause of hypertension. Adolescents usually have primary or essential hypertension, making up 85 to 95% of cases. 21 Diagnosis Measuring blood pressure Main article: Blood pressure Diagnosis of hypertension is generally on the basis of a persistently high blood pressure. Usually this requires three separate measurements at least one week apart. Exceptionally, if the elevation is extreme, or end-organ damage is present then the diagnosis may be applied and treatment commenced immediately. Obtaining reliable blood pressure measurements relies on following several rules and understanding the many factors that influence blood pressure reading22. For instance, measurements in control of hypertension should be at least 1 hour after caffeine, 30 minutes after smoking or strenuous exercise and without any stress. Cuff size is also important. The bladder should encircle and cover two-thirds of the length of the upper arm. The patient should be sitting upright in a chair with both feet flat on the floor for a minimum of five minutes prior to taking a reading. The patient should not be on any adrenergic stimulants, such as those found in many cold medications. When taking manual measurements, the person taking the measurement should be careful to inflate the cuff suitably above anticipated systolic pressure. The person should inflate the cuff to 200 mmHg and then slowly release the air while palpating the radial pulse. After one minute, the cuff should be reinflated to 30 mmHg higher than the pressure at which the radial pulse was no longer palpable. A stethoscope should be placed lightly over the brachial artery. The cuff should be at the level of the heart and the cuff should be deflated at a rate of 2 to 3 mmHg/s. Systolic pressure is the pressure reading at the onset of the sounds described by Korotkoff Phase one. Diastolic pressure is then recorded as the pressure at which the sounds disappear K5 or sometimes the K4 point, where the sound is abruptly muffled. Two measurements should be made at least 5 minutes apart, and, if there is a discrepancy of more than 5 mmHg, a third reading should be done. The readings should then be averaged. An initial measurement should include both arms. In elderly patients who particularly when treated may show orthostatic hypotension, measuring lying sitting and standing BP may be useful. The BP should at some time have been measured in each arm, and the higher pressure arm preferred for subsequent measurements. BP varies with time of day, as may the effectiveness of treatment, and archetypes used to record the data should include the time taken. Analysis of this is rare at present. Automated machines are commonly used and reduce the variability in manually collected readings 23. Routine measurements done in medical offices of patients with known hypertension may incorrectly diagnose 20% of patients with uncontrolled hypertension 24 Home blood pressure monitoring can provide a measurement of a person's blood pressure at different times throughout the day and in different environments, such as at home and at work. Home monitoring may assist in the diagnosis of high or low blood pressure. It may also be used to monitor the effects of medication or lifestyle changes taken to lower or regulate blood pressure levels. Home monitoring of blood pressure can also assist in the diagnosis of white coat hypertension. The American Heart Association25 states, You may have what's called 'white coat hypertension'; that means your blood pressure goes up when you're at the doctor's office. Monitoring at home will help you measure your true blood pressure and can provide your doctor with a log of blood pressure measurements over time. This is helpful in diagnosing and preventing potential health problems. Some home blood pressure monitoring devices also make use of blood pressure charting software.26 These charting methods provide printouts for the patient's physician and reminders to take a blood pressure reading. However, a simple and cheap way is simply to manually record values with pen and paper, which can then be inspected by a doctor. Distinguishing primary vs. secondary hypertension Once the diagnosis of hypertension has been made it is important to attempt to exclude or identify reversible secondary causes. Over 91% of adult hypertension has no clear cause and is therefore called essential/primary hypertension. Often, it is part of the metabolic syndrome X in patients with insulin resistance: it occurs in combination with diabetes mellitus type 2, combined hyperlipidemia and central obesity. Secondary hypertension is more common in preadolescent children, with most cases caused by renal disease. Primary or essential hypertension is more common in adolescents and has multiple risk factors, including obesity and a family history of hypertension. 27 Investigations commonly performed in newly diagnosed hypertension Tests are undertaken to identify possible causes of secondary hypertension, and seek evidence for end-organ damage to the heart itself or the eyes retina and kidneys. Diabetes and raised cholesterol levels being additional risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease are also tested for as they will also require management. Blood tests commonly performed include: Creatinine renal function - to identify both underlying renal disease as a cause of hypertension and conversely hypertension causing onset of kidney damage. Also a baseline for later monitoring the possible side-effects of certain antihypertensive drugs. Electrolytes sodium, potassium Glucose - to identify diabetes mellitus Cholesterol Additional tests often include: Testing of urine samples for proteinuria - again to pick up underlying kidney disease or evidence of hypertensive renal damage. Electrocardiogram EKG/ECG - for evidence of the heart being under strain from working against a high blood pressure. Also may show resulting thickening of the heart muscle left ventricular hypertrophy or of the occurrence of previous silent cardiac disease either subtle electrical conduction disruption or even a myocardial infarction. Chest X-ray - again for signs of cardiac enlargement or evidence of cardiac failure. Epidemiology The level of blood pressure regarded as deleterious has been revised down during years of epidemiological studies. A widely quoted and important series of such studies is the Framingham Heart Study carried out in an American town: Framingham, Massachusetts. The results from Framingham and of similar work in Busselton, Western Australia have been widely applied. To the extent that people are similar this seems reasonable, but there are known to be genetic variations in the most effective drugs for particular sub-populations. Recently 2004, the Framingham figures have been found to overestimate risks for the UK population considerably. The reasons are unclear. Nevertheless the Framingham work has been an important element of UK health policy. Treatment Lifestyle modification nonpharmacologic treatment Weight reduction and regular aerobic exercise e.g., jogging are recommended as the first steps in treating mild to moderate hypertension. Regular mild exercise improves blood flow and helps to reduce resting heart rate and blood pressure. These steps are highly effective in reducing blood pressure, although drug therapy is still necessary for many patients with moderate or severe hypertension to bring their blood pressure down to a safe level. Reducing Use of Sugar in diet Reducing sodium salt in the diet is proven very effective: it decreases blood pressure in about 60% of people see above. Many people choose to use a salt substitute to reduce their salt intake. Additional dietary changes beneficial to reducing blood pressure includes the DASH diet Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, which is rich in fruits and vegetables and low fat or fat-free dairy foods. This diet is shown effective based on National Institutes of Health sponsored research. In addition, an increase in daily calcium intake has the benefit of increasing dietary potassium, which theoretically can offset the effect of sodium and act on the kidney to decrease blood pressure. This has also been shown to be highly effective in reducing blood pressure. Discontinuing tobacco use and alcohol consumption has been shown to lower blood pressure. The exact mechanisms are not fully understood, but blood pressure especially systolic always transiently increases following alcohol and/or nicotine consumption. Besides, abstention from cigarette smoking is important for people with hypertension because it reduces the risk of many dangerous outcomes of hypertension, such as stroke and heart attack. Note that coffee drinking caffeine ingestion also increases blood pressure transiently, but does not produce chronic hypertension. Relaxation therapy, such as mation, that reduces environmental stress, reducing high sound levels and over-illumination can be an additional method of ameliorating hypertension. Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation and biofeedback are also used 28, particularly, device-guided paced breathing 1 2, although meta-analysis suggests it is not effective unless combined with other relaxation techniques29. Mindbody relaxation, which is the technique of using the body to relax the mind, has been proven to have long-lasting benefits in reducing hypertension. Mindbody relaxation has been proven to reduce the risk of fatal heart attacks by up to 30%, and also reverse hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis. Medications Main article: Antihypertensive Unless hypertension is severe, lifestyle changes such as those discussed in the preceding section are strongly recommended before initiation of drug therapy. Adoption of the DASH diet is one example of lifestyle change repeatedly shown to effectively lower mildly-elevated blood pressure. If hypertension is high enough to justify immediate use of medications, lifestyle changes are initiated concomitantly. There are many classes of medications for treating hypertension, together called antihypertensives, which - by varying means - act by lowering blood pressure. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5-6 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 40%, of coronary heart disease by 15-20%, and reduces the likelihood of dementia, heart failure, and mortality from vascular disease. The aim of treatment should be blood pressure control to 140/90 mmHg for most patients, and lower in certain contexts such as diabetes or kidney disease some medical professionals recommend keeping levels below 120/80 mmHg.3 Each added drug may reduce the systolic blood pressure by 5-10 mmHg, so often multiple drugs are necessary to achieve blood pressure control. Commonly used drugs include: ACE inhibitors such as creatine captopril, enalapril, fosinopril Monopril, lisinopril Zestril, quinapril, ramipril Altace Angiotensin II receptor antagonists: eg, telmisartan Micardis, Pritor, irbesartan Avapro, losartan Cozaar, valsartan Diovan, candesartan Amias Alpha blockers such as prazosin, or terazosin. Doxazosin has been shown to increase risk of heart failure, and to be less effective than a simple diuretic30, so is not recommended. Beta blockers such as atenolol, labetalol, metoprolol Lopressor, Toprol-XL, propranolol. Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine Adalat31 amlodipine Norvasc, diltiazem, verapamil Direct renin inhibitors such as aliskiren Tekturna Diuretics: eg, bendroflumethiazide, chlortalidone, hydrochlorothiazide also called HCTZ Combination products which usually contain HCTZ and one other drug Choice of initial medication Unless the blood pressure is severely elevated, consensus guidelines call for medically-supervised lifestyle changes and observation before recommending initiation of drug therapy. All drug treatments have side effects, and while the evidence of benefit at higher blood pressures is overwhelming, drug trials to lower moderately-elevated blood pressure have failed to reduce overall death rates. If lifestyle changes are ineffective or the presenting blood pressure is critical, then drug therapy is initiated, often requiring more than one agent to effective lower hypertension. Which type of many medications should be used initially for hypertension has been the subject of several large studies and various national guidelines. The ALLHAT study showed better cost-effectiveness and slightly better outcomes for the thiazide diuretic chlortalidone compared with a calcium channel blocker and an ACE inhibitor in a 33,357-member ethnically mixed study group.32 The 1993 consensus recommendation for use of thiazide diuretics as initial treatment stems in part from the ALLHAT study results, which concluded in 2002 that Thiazide-type diuretics are superior in preventing 1 or more major forms of CVD and are less expensive. They should be preferred for first-step antihypertensive therapy.32 A subsequent smaller study ANBP2 did not show the slight advantages in thiazide diuretic outcomes observed in the ALLHAT study, and actually showed slightly better outcomes for ACE-inhibitors in older white male patients.33 Thiazide diuretics are effective, recommended as the best first-line drug for hypertension by many experts, and much more affordable than other therapies, yet they are not prescribed as often as some newer drugs. Arguably, this is partly because they are off-patent, less profitable, and thus rarely promoted by the drug industry.34 The consensus recommendations of thiazide diuretics as first-line therapy for hypertension stand against a the backdrop that all blood pressure treatments have side-effects. Potentially serious side effects of the thiazide diuretics include hypercholesterinemia, and impaired glucose tolerance with consequent increased risk of developing Diabetes mellitus type 2. The thiazide diuretics also deplete circulating potassium unless combined with a potassium-sparing diuretic or supplemental potassium. On this basis, the consensus recommendations to prefer use of thiazides as first line treatment for essential hypertension have been repeatedly and strongly questioned.353637 However as the Merck Manual of Geriatrics notes, thiazide-type diuretics are especially safe and effective in the elderly.38 Advice in the United Kingdom The risk of beta-blockers provoking type 2 diabetes led to their downgrading to fourth-line therapy in the United Kingdom in June 200639, in the revised national guidelines.40 Advice in the United States The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure JNC 7 in the United States recommends starting with a thiazide diuretic if single therapy is being initiated and another medication is not indicated.5 Chiropractic Chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine in the neck is used by some as a treatment for hypertension,4142 as part of overall care and advice given by modern chiropracters.43 However, manipulation of the cervical spine has repeatedly been shown to have a risk of stroke44. Studies have shown mixed outcomes as to whether the technique works,4245 or not.46 One study found sustained improvement compared to brief massage, but similar to just resting for 5 minutes alone in a room.47 A more recent study showed a significant lowering of blood pressure in hypertensive patients after only one chiropractic adjustment of the atlas vertebra. The decrease in blood pressure was found immediately following the adjustment as well as a full eight weeks following the adjustment. Blood pressure in the group receiving chiropractic was lowered by an average of 17mmHg BP systolic and 10mmHg diastolic BP. 48 Systolic hypertension For more details on this topic, see Systolic hypertension. 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Journal of Human Hypertension 2007 May;21 5:347-352 available online External links Hypertension at the Open Directory Project High Blood Pressure from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada High Blood Pressure from MedlinePlus A guide to lowering high blood pressure from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute The DASH diet from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute High Blood Pressure from the American Heart Association High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease from The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse Blood pressure monitoring tool Designed by a nephrologist from the University of Toronto Major studies The Framingham Heart Study Information on ALLHAT v d e Cardiovascular disease: vascular disease - Circulatory system pathology I70-I99, 440-459 Arteries, arterioles and capillaries Arterial occlusive disease/ peripheral vascular disease Arteriosclerosis: Atherosclerosis - Intermittent claudication - Atheroma - Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis Stenosis Renal artery stenosis, Carotid artery stenosis - Fibromuscular dysplasia - Degos disease - Aortoiliac occlusive disease Raynaud's phenomenon/Raynaud's disease - Erythromelalgia Aneurysm Aortic aneurysm/Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Cerebral aneurysm - Coronary artery aneurysm - Intracranial berry aneurysm - Dissection Aortic, Carotid, Vertebral - Pseudoaneurysm Other Arteritis Aortitis - Buerger's disease Arteriovenous fistula - Herary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Nevus Spider angioma, Halo nevus Veins Venous thrombosis/ Phlebitis/ Thrombophlebitis primarily lower limb Deep vein thrombosis abdomen May-Thurner syndrome, Portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome, Renal vein thrombosis upper limb Paget-Schroetter disease head Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Varicocele - Gastric varices - Portacaval anastomosis Hemorrhoid, Esophageal varices, Caput medusae Other Superior vena cava syndrome - Inferior vena cava syndrome - Venous ulcer Arteries or veins Vasculitis - Thrombosis - Embolism Pulmonary embolism, Cholesterol embolism - Angiopathy Macroangiopathy, Microangiopathy Lymphatic disease Lymphadenitis - Lymphedema - Lymphangitis Blood pressure Hypertension Hypertensive heart disease - Hypertensive nephropathy - Secondary hypertension Renovascular hypertension - Pulmonary hypertension Hypotension Orthostatic hypotension See also congenital, neoplasia Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Hypertension Categories: Aging-associated diseases | Cardiology | Cardiovascular diseases | Medical conditions related to obesity | Nephrology | Blood pressureHidden categories: All articles with dead external links | Articles with dead external links since August 2008 | Self-contradictory articles | Pages needing expert attention | articles needing factual verification since June 2008 | All articles with statements | Articles with statements since June 2008 | Articles with statements since July 2008 | Articles with statements since November 2007 Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Afrikaans العربية Bân-lâm-gú Bosanski БългарÑ?ки Cebuano ÄŒesky Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto Euskara Français í•œêµì–´ Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Kurdî / كوردی Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本語 ‪Norsk bokmÃ¥l‬ Polski Português Runa Simi РуÑ?Ñ?кий СрпÑ?ки / Srpski Svenska ไทย Türkçe УкраїнÑ?ька ä¸æ–‡ This page was last modified on 15 August 2008, at 04:01
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