Also known as primary hypertension, essential hypertension is high blood pressure without a specific, known cause. It is the most common type of hypertension and increases the risk of stroke, heart ...

THE prevalence of essential hypertension, its crippling potentialities and its threat to life make it one of the greatest of clinical problems. The complexities are all the greater because a ...

The research team used a special type of CT scan along with a dye called metomidate. This dye attaches specifically to the cells that produce aldosterone. Because the dye contains a very small amount ...

Plasma volume (RISA) was measured in 37 men with essential hypertension uncomplicated by cardiac or renal failure, and results compared with values obtained in 20 normal male subjects. Body height was ...

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with frequent hospitalizations and high mortality. It affects more than 5 million individuals in the USA, and another 660,000 new cases are diagnosed each ...