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Know Malignant Hypertension Before It Hits You Posted By : Ashish Jain

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Malignant Hypertension is caused by a severe rise in blood pressure, which refuses to come down. This condition occurs when the diastolic blood pressure shoots up above 120 mm Hg. Why this characteristic rise or increase in blood pressure takes place is still a mystery.Malignant hypertension is very common among the people of African origin. It is also found to effect heavy smokers. Those who suffer from high blood pressure are prone to this horrible disease. Youngsters, …

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The 8 Symptoms Of Malignant Hypertension Posted By : Paul J Johnson

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Hypertension is a modern day epidemic, with the number people being diagnosed increasing year on year. Approximately 1% of those that are considered as hypertentive (have high blood pressure) are also at a risk of suffering with malignant hypertension.The particularly severe form of hypertension is when the blood pressure of an individual is very high, e.g. a systolic of greater than 200, and a diastolic reading of greater than 130mmHg.Although there is not one speci…

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