Co-morbidities override high blood pressure

People who suffer from physical or psychological conditions with concurrent hypertension tend not to take their blood pressure medication according to a recent study. Physical disorders involved in the study included asthma, chronic lung disease, gastrointestinal illness and osteoarthritis. Psychological disorders mainly included depression. Issues lie in the fact that hypertension can be symptomless, limited time allocated to the consultation and the cost of medications. Addressing high blood pressure in people is essential as it leads to heart attacks and strokes. Recent identification of another risk factor of heart disease and stroke has found that raised C-reactive protein, detectable via blood test, in elderly people can also influence the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease. C-reactive protein can be reduced by losing weight and with cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by HealthDay News

Related Disease Topics:

• Physical conditions
• Psychological conditions (type of Mental health conditions)
• Hypertension
• Blood pressure
• High blood pressure
• Asthma
• Chronic lung disease (see Lung symptoms)
• Gastrointestinal illness
• Osteoarthritis
• Depression
• Heart attacks
• Stroke
• Strokes
• Heart disease
• Cardiovascular disease

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About: Co-morbidities override high blood pressure

Date: 28 June 2005

Source: HealthDay News

Author: Ed Edelson

URL: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/06/28/hscout526554.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of C-reactive protein
• Cause of heart attacks
• Cause of stroke
• Cause of strokes
• Cause of heart disease
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of atherosclerosis
• Medication
• Medication and antihypertensives
• Medication and hypertension
• Medication and high blood pressure
• Medication and cardiovascular disease
• Medication and physical conditions
• Medication and psychological conditions
• Medication and blood pressure
• Medication and asthma
• Medication and chronic lung disease
• Medication and gastrointestinal illness
• Medication and osteoarthritis
• Medication and depression
• Medication and heart attacks
• Medication and stroke
• Medication and strokes
• Medication and heart disease
• Medication and C-reactive protein
• Medication and cholesterol
• Medication and cholesterol lowering drugs
• Medication and statins
• Diagnosed and physical conditions
• Diagnosed and psychological conditions
• Diagnosed and hypertension
• Diagnosed and blood pressure
• Diagnosed and high blood pressure
• Asthma
• Diagnosed and chronic lung disease
• Diagnosed and gastrointestinal illness
• Diagnosed and osteoarthritis
• Diagnosed and depression
• Heart attacks
• Diagnosed and stroke
• Diagnosed and strokes
• Diagnosed and heart disease
• Diagnosed and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and hypertension
• Risk and blood pressure
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and heart attacks
• Risk and stroke
• Risk and strokes
• Risk and heart disease
• Risk and cardiovascular disease

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