diastolic hypertension

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• hypertension — High blood pressure; transitory or sustained elevation of systemic arterial blood pressure to a level likely to induce cardiovascular damage or other adverse consequences. H. has been arbitrarily defined as a s …   Medical dictionary

• hypertension — Synonyms and related words: abscess, ague, anemia, angina, angina pectoris, ankylosis, anoxia, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apnea, apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atherosclerosis …   Moby Thesaurus

• Diastolic heart failure — Diastolic dysfunction Classification and external resources ICD 9 428.3 Diastolic heart failure or diastolic dysfunction refers to decline in performance of one or both ventricles of the heart during the time phase of diastole. Diastole is that… …   Wikipedia

• Diastolic dysfunction — refers to an abnormality in the heart s (i.e. left ventricle s) filling during diastole. Diastole is that phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart (i.e. ventricle) is not contracting but is actually relaxed and filling with blood that is being… …   Wikipedia

• Hypertension — This article is about arterial hypertension. For other forms of hypertension, see Hypertension (disambiguation). Hypertension Classification and external resources Automated arm blood pressure meter showing arterial hypertension (show …   Wikipedia

• hypertension — /huy peuhr ten sheuhn/, n. 1. Pathol. a. elevation of the blood pressure, esp. the diastolic pressure. b. an arterial disease characterized by this condition. 2. excessive or extreme emotional tenseness. [1890 95; HYPER + TENSION] * * * or high… …   Universalium

• Diastolic heart murmur — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole.[1] …   Wikipedia

• hypertension — hy•per•ten•sion [[t]ˌhaɪ pərˈtɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) pat a) elevation of the blood pressure, esp. the diastolic pressure b) an arterial disease characterized by this condition 2) psi excessive nervous tension • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

• hypertension — /haɪpəˈtɛnʃən / (say huypuh tenshuhn) noun 1. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. 2. an arterial disease of which this is the outstanding sign …  

• Systolic hypertension — In medicine, systolic hypertension is defined as an elevated systolic blood pressure. If systolic blood pressure is elevated with a normal diastolic blood pressure, it is called isolated systolic hypertension. Systolic hypertension may be due to… …   Wikipedia

• Complications of hypertension — Main complications of persistent high blood pressure Complications of hypertension are clinical outcomes that result from persistent elevation of blood pressure.[1] Hypertension is a risk factor for all …   Wikipedia