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Hypertension, commonly known as "high blood pressure", is a serious condition that is often not properly diagnosed, and not properly treated. Proper diagnosis and treatment is important to avoid the bad effects of hypertension.
Source: Clinical factfile: Pressure points. World Ir Nurs.
Treatment with antihypertensive drugs has drawbacks, but at a certain blood pressure, the reduction effects of the drugs outweighs the drawbacks. So as the drugs are improved, and risks or the drawbacks to the medications are reduced, it may make sense to treat people with even lower blood pressures than the minimum that could previously be treated.
Lifestyle measures may also help in treating hypertension. Why Are Heart Disease Treatment Costs Escalating discusses the impact that patient choice has on the cost of treating coronary disease and its contributing facts such as hypertension, or high blood pressure.
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Normal to high normal blood pressure (130-139/85-89 mmHg) may be given blood pressure treatment if the individual has a history of:
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