From: Tim Donelan, MD	Category: Hypertension
City: Sioux Falls	Language: English

High Blood Pressure: Dr. Tim Donelan from the Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD, discusses hypertension or high blood pressure. He discusses the benefit of dietary treatment of high blood pressure. He specifically discusses the DASH diet and its benefits on people with high blood pressure. Blood pressure is commonly referred to as the silent killer, as people usually do not have symptoms while high blood pressure affects the arteries of the body.

From: Christopher Cannon, MD	Category: Hypertension
City: Boston	Language: English

Blood pressure: Dr Christopher Cannon, a cardiologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, reviews high blood pressure. Hypertension puts strain on the heart and causes thickening of the heart muslce, it can also affect the blood vessels in the brain, and is a risk factor for stroke, and can cause kidney disease. Treatment consists of exercise, low salt diet and medications.

From: Barry Ramo, MD	Category: Hypertension
City: Albuquerque	Language: English

PreHypertension: Dr Barry Ramo, a cardiologist, discusses how heart disease causes cardiovascular disease. He also describes Prehypertension, which is essentially early hypertension, with borderline high blood pressure.

From: Carolyn Nelson, DO	Category: Hypertension
City: Farmington Hills	Language: English

High Blood Pressure: Dr. Carolyn Kaplan discusses high blood pressure, commonly caused the silent killer, since there are no symptoms. It causes problems such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and heart attack. Lifestyle changes to control blood pressure include not smoking, weight loss, regular exercise and a healthy diet. Some people will need blood pressure medication to control the BP.

From: Brian Kessler, MD	Category: Hypertension
City: New York	Language: English

ARB- angiotensin receptor blockers, such as avapro, cozaar, and diovan, and ACEi- angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors-such as vasotec, zestril and monopril both affect the hormonal system which controls constriction of the arteries. Beta blockers such as toprol and tenormin lower the heart rate and the force of contraction of the heart. Calcium blockers, such as procardia and norvasc, as well as diuretics can also be helpful.

From: Evan Schwarzwald, D.O., F.A.C.C.	Category: Hypertension
City: Great Neck	Language: English

Your blood pressure must be taken while you are at rest. If you have blood pressure checked on a number of occasions at greater than 140/90, you have high blood pressure. If your arteries have lost their ability to stretch due to atherosclerosis, you may develop high blood pressure. It can also be worsened by too much salt in the diet

From: Suzanne Oparil, MD	Category: Hypertension
City: Birmingham	Language: English

Dr. Suzanne Oparil, a noted cardiologist, reviews a quiz about high blood pressure, or hypertension. Just because your family does not have a history of high blood pressure, you can still get high blood pressure. Being African American does make you higher risk for hypertension. As you get older, the risk of developing high blood pressure gets higher.

From: Matthew Koslow, MD	Category: Hypertension
City:  -	Language: English

High Blood Pressure is commonly called the silent killer, since there are usually no symptoms from high blood pressure. However, High Blood Pressure causes very serious effects on multiple organ systems, including the cardiovascular system. It causes hardening of the arteries called athersclerosis. It can also cause thickening of the heart muscle, which can cause heart failure. Shortness of breath and leg swelling are findings of heart failure.

From: Joline Beulens, PhD	Category: Hypertension
City:  -	Language: English

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed that in men with hypertension (or high blood pressure) that moderate alcohol intake of about 1-2 glasses a day lowered risk of heart attack stroke and death.