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African-Americans and High Blood Pressure
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ORGANIZATIONS
American Heart Association. 7320 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75231. (214) 373-6300. <http://www.americanheart.org>.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. PO Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105. (301) 251-1222. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov>.
Texas Heart Institute. Heart Information Service. PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345. <http://www.tmc.edu/thi>.
Toni Rizzo
KEY TERMS
Arteries—Blood vessels that carry blood to organs and other tissues of the body.
Arteriosclerosis—Hardening and thickening of artery walls.
Cushing's syndrome—A disorder in which too much of the adrenal hormone, cortisol, is produced; it may be caused by a pituitary or adrenal gland tumor.
Diastolic blood pressure—Blood pressure when the heart is resting between beats.
Hypertension—High blood pressure.
Renal artery stenosis—Disorder in which the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys constrict.
Sphygmomanometer—An instrument used to measure blood pressure.
Systolic blood pressure—Blood pressure when the heart contracts (beats).
Vasodilator—Any drug that relaxes blood vessel walls.
Ventricle—One of the two lower chambers of the heart.
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Author Info: Toni Rizzo, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2002 |
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