Impact of high-normal blood pressure on the risk of cardiovascular disease

Article Abstract:

People whose blood pressure is at the high end of the normal range have a higher than normal risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a 10-year follow-up of the 6,859 people participating in the Framingham Heart Study. The high end of the normal blood pressure range is a systolic, or top number between 130 and 139, and a diastolic, or bottom number between 85 and 89.

Health aspects, Cardiovascular diseases, Blood pressure

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Association of parental heart failure with risk of heart failure in offspring

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A study hypothesized that heart failure in parents is associated with an increase prevalence of echocardiographic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in their offspring, and that parental heart failure would increase the risk of overt heart failure in the offspring incrementally. Results show that heart failure in their parents predisposes people to both left ventricular systolic dysfunction and overt heart failure, emphasizing the contribution of familial factors to development of the condition.

Genetic aspects, Heart failure, Disease/Disorder overview

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Left ventricular dilatation and the risk of congestive heart failure in people without myocardial infarction

Article Abstract:

An increase in the size of the left ventricle of the heart appears to be a risk factor for congestive heart failure even in people who have never had a heart attack. Researchers used echocardiography to measure the dimensions of the left ventricle in 4,744 people with no history of heart attack and no symptoms of heart failure. During the 11-year study, 74 people developed congestive heart failure. An increase in the size of the left ventricle increased the risk of heart failure. The risk of heart failure increased as the size of the heart increased.

Measurement, Complications and side effects, Congestive heart failure, Heart ventricle, Left, Left heart ventricle, Heart enlargement, Heart hypertrophy

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