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An accumulation of fluids in lungs, legs and other tissues.
High blood pressure that does not have an obvious cause.
Hypertension that develops during pregnancy and returns to normal after childbirth.
Thickening of a body tissue. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH), a common complication resulting from hypertension, is the thickening of the left heart chamber's muscular wall.
A rare condition, in which blood pressure is dangerously low.
A condition that occurs when the heart’s pumping action is impaired. This may cause fatigue, dizziness and weakness, as well as the accumulation of fluid in the lungs, legs and other tissues.
A brain stroke caused by a leak or rupture in a blood vessel.
Damage caused to the retina’s blood vessels as a result of hypertension.
A rare side effect of diuretics, related to a low concentration of sodium in the blood. May cause confusion and headaches, and even lead to a coma.
A dangerous increase of blood pressure accompanied by other serious symptoms such as severe headache or chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea or seizures.
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