Author: SChH

In April 2013, un video de la Organización Mundial de la Salud(OMS) warned that one in three adults suffered from hypertension. Alertaban, besides, that “derivative complications are the cause of 9,4 millones de defunciones cada año” en todo el globo. It is a pathology that is explained, según la OMS, because “every time the heart beats, pumps blood to the vessels, that carry blood to all parts of the body. Blood pressure is the force exerted by blood against the walls of the vessels. (arteries) when pumped by the heart. The higher the tension, más esfuerzo tiene

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Cerca de un 75% de los adultos mayores chilenos sufre de hipertensión arterial y gran parte de ellos no siguen su tratamiento, un dato preocupante en un país que en 20 años tendrá el mayor porcentaje de adultos mayores del continente. Un equipo multidisciplinario de investigadores de la Universidad de Concepción desarrolló una apppara enfrentar el problema. Fuente: www.explora.cl

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If a room or car is smoky, stay away until it has cleared. That’s the main message of research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). (1) “Avoid exposure to secondhand smoke regardless of whether the smoker is still in the room,” said study author Professor Byung Jin Kim, of Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. “Our study in non-smokers shows that the risk of high blood pressure (hypertension) is higher with longer duration of passive smokingbut even the lowest amounts are dangerous.More informaciónwww.sciencedaily.com

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A stressful work environment coupled with a lack of sleep can result in a threefold-higher risk of cardiovascular death in people with hypertension. Recent research looked at how stress and insomnia affected the health of employees who have hypertension, and the news was sobering. More information – www.medicalnewstoday.com

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