Hypertension is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects 1 out of every 3 adults in the United States alone. More so, the disease is often prominent in women that are pregnant. Factually, 1 out of every 14 pregnant women is affected by Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH). Although the specified condition may frequent any pregnant woman, [...]

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White coat hypertension is defined as when a person has unusually high blood pressure during a doctor’s visit.  This condition is seen in both patients who have normal or low blood pressure and ones who have high blood pressure or hypertension.  White coat hypertension can cause problems if unrecognized, as it could lead to a [...]

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Like many people, blood pressure runs on a daily schedule: it gets up in the morning with you, gets more active during the day, and finally, at night, it gets tired and goes to sleep.  As you sleep, your blood pressure decreases until you wake up again.  And while this isn’t a problem for someone [...]

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Pulmonary hypertension can go unnoticed until the point at which symptoms have reached uncomfortable levels, resulting in seeking treatment and a diagnosis of the problem. Pulmonary hypertension is a dysfunction of the lung that results from the narrowing of the pulmonary arteries which are responsible for providing blood to the lungs. This makes blood flow [...]

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Unlike many diseases, high blood pressure is often present with no obvious symptoms. Therefore, the term “the silent killer” is used often to describe this disease. Stuffy nose is an obvious symptom for conditions such as a common cold. However, patients can be totally unaware that they have high blood pressure for many years. They [...]

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