Silent killer

Introduction: Silent killer

Description of Silent killer

Silent killer (medical condition): Hypertension is the condition of having high blood pressure. It is very common and affects around 50 million Americans of which ...more

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Hypertension:
  »Introduction: Hypertension
  »Symptoms of Hypertension
  »Causes of Hypertension
  »Treatments for Hypertension

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Silent killer as a Disease

Silent killer: Another name for Hypertension (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hypertension
  »Symptoms of Hypertension
  »Causes of Hypertension
  »Treatments for Hypertension

Silent killer: Related Diseases

Silent killer: Silent killer is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Chronic Illness
• Systemic disorders
• Blood vessel conditions
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Heart disease
• Blood conditions
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• Silent conditions
• Polygenic diseases
• Blood pressure conditions
• Circulatory system conditions
• Senior health conditions

Causes of Silent killer

Some of the causes of Silent killer are included in the list below:

• Essential hypertension - about 90-95% of cases of hypertension
• Gestational hypertension - occurring during pregnancy.
• Arteriosclerosis
• Metabolic syndrome
• PCOS

See full list of 346 causes of Silent killer (Hypertension)

Symptoms of Silent killer (Hypertension)

Some of the symptoms of Silent killer incude:

• No symptoms - many people are unaware they have hypertension until it is accidentally found at a doctor visit or they develop complications of hypertension
• Non-specific symptoms - symptoms of hypertension may be mild and vague
• Headache
• Morning headache
• Tinnitus - ringing or buzzing in ears

See full list of 32 symptoms of Silent killer (Hypertension)

Treatments for Silent killer (Hypertension)

Treatments for Silent killer (Hypertension) include:

• Lifestyle changes
  • Lose weight - if overweight
  • Low-salt/low-sodium diet
  • DASH diet - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
  • Exercise

See full list of 91 treatments for Silent killer

Treatment of Silent killer: For more treatment information about Silent killer, see treatment of Hypertension (Silent killer)

Silent killer: Article Excerpts about Hypertension

Blood pressure measures the force of blood against the walls of your blood vessels. Blood pressure that remains... (Source: excerpt from High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease: NIDDK)

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