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Relationship between Betel Quid Chewing and Metabolic Risk Markers
Abstract The preparation of betel quid (BQ) is diverse among countries and reports on relationship between BQ chewing and metabolic…
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The Elderly Hypertensive: to treat or not to treat?
In the face of overwhelming findings in favor of treatment for this potentially dangerous condition, the relative cheapness, accessibility and…
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Burden of Hypertension in Myanmar
Hypertension is often called a “silent killer” and most people with hypertension are unaware of the problem because there may…
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Letter to the Editors
42% of patients at risk of BP misdiagnosis, says study IST Mumbai: A study of 19,000 Indians has revealed that…
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MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION- CURRENT CONCEPTS
Hypertension is one of the strongest risk factors for almost all the different cardiovascular diseases 1. Despite the well tolerated…
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Pre-hypertension
Pre-hypertension is an American medical classification which refers to blood pressure readings with a systolic pressure from 120 to 139…
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Hypertension in Children
The prevalence of hypertension in children appears to be increasing especially in view of the growing population of children with…
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Hypertension in pregnancy
Introduction Hypertension in pregnancy is prevalent since Hippocrates’s time. Hippocrates had coined the term ‘eclampsia’ which means ‘flash out’ in…
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IS THAT MY BLOOD PRESSURE? DEALING WITH PITFALLS IN BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
Introduction The accurate and valid measurement of blood pressure (BP) is the bedrock of the management of arterial BP disorders.…
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Complications of Essential Hypertension
High blood pressure is a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases and non-cardiovascular diseases other than common presentations of stroke…
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