Prevention of CAD Prevention of CAD: Prevention is classified into primordial, primary and secondary. Primordial prevention is community level intervention to reduce risk factors and mostly not under
Risk factors for the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm include hypertension, smoking, male gender, advancing age, obesity, positive family history and bicuspid aortic valve.
Usual cause of thickening of the walls of the heart is an increase in the load which produces a compensatory increase in thickness to overcome added load.
How does blood pressure get elevated in polycythemia rubra vera? Polycythemia rubra vera is a condition in which there is an abnormal increase in the erythrocyte count. Increased
Can you mention an adverse effect common to many antihypertensive drugs? Orthostatic hypotension or fall in blood pressure on standing up, is an adverse effect common to diuretics,
Very high blood pressure (BP) or rapidly rising BP are treated with medications. Control of blood pressure without medication is by life style modification.