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    Glossary Hypertension

    condition where blood pressure in arteries is consistently elevated

    Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is consistently too high. This can lead to serious health issues such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and is expressed with two numbers: systolic pressure (when the heart beats) over diastolic pressure (when the heart rests between beats). A reading of 130/80 mmHg or higher is generally considered hypertensive.

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    1. Tamsulosin treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia and risk of severe hypotension in men aged 40-85 years in the United States: risk window analyses using between and within patient methodology The BMJ · 2013 · 70 citations
    2. Ovarian Hypertension: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America · 2011 · 60 citations
    3. Hypertension and aldosterone levels in women with early-onset androgenetic alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2009 · 45 citations
    4. Hypertension and Reproduction Current Hypertension Reports · 2020 · 38 citations
    5. Hypertensive crisis associated with St. John’s Wort The American Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 37 citations
    6. Association of androgenetic alopecia and hypertension. PubMed · 2007 · 34 citations
    7. Minoxidil for Control of Acute Blood Pressure Elevation in Chronically Hypertensive Children Pediatrics · 1986 · 23 citations
    8. Metabolic syndrome – a new definition and management guidelines A joint position paper by the Polish Society of Hypertension, Polish Society for the Treatment of Obesity, Polish Lipid Association, Polish Association for Study of Liver, Polish Society of Family Medicine, Polish Society of Lifestyle Medicine, Division of Prevention and Epidemiology Polish Cardiac Society, “Club 30” Polish Cardiac Society, and Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society of Polish Surgeons Archives of Medical Science · 2022 · 20 citations
    9. Hypertension in Children and Adolescents Pediatrics in review · 2017 · 15 citations
    10. Comparison of Different Alpha-blocker Combinations in Male Hypertensives with Refractory Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Korean Journal of Andrology · 2011 · 8 citations
    11. Androgenetic alopecia as an early marker for hypertension Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology · 2013 · 7 citations
    12. Hypertension: sex-related differences in drug treatment, prevalence and blood pressure control in primary care Journal of Human Hypertension · 2023 · 4 citations
    13. Spironolactone treatment for dermatologic indications is not associated with hypotension in a single-center retrospective study Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2024 · 4 citations
    14. Case 18-2018: A 45-Year-Old Woman with Hypertension, Fatigue, and Altered Mental Status The New England Journal of Medicine · 2018 · 3 citations
    15. Hypertension's 3 Dilemmas and 3 Solutions: Pharmacology of the Kidney in Hypertension Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology · 2017 · 3 citations
    16. Impact of lisinopril on cardiometabolic risk factors in men with hypertension and early-onset androgenetic alopecia Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology · 2021 · 2 citations
    17. Hypertension and Cicatricial Hair Loss: Defining High Value Symptom Clusters within Reproductive Aging Journal of Dermatology Research and Therapy · 2021 · 1 citations
    18. CARDIOVASCULAR SAFETY OF LOW-DOSE ORAL MINOXIDIL FOR ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION OR ARRHYTHMIAS LUMEN ET VIRTUS · 2026
    19. Association of Hypertension and Hyperaldosteronism with Androgenetic Alopecia in Male Patients: Case control study. (Preprint) 2024
    20. Severe and refractory hypotension after intentional minoxidil overdose: a case report Toxicology communications · 2023
    21. Hypertensive urgency in a child with focal epilepsy: Is it sodium valproate induced? Indian Journal of Pharmacology · 2022
    22. MP45-10 HISTOMORPHOMETRICAL EVALUATION OF THE CORPUS CAVERNOSUM OF HYPERTENSIVE RATS TREATED WITH 5-?-REDUCTASE INHIBITORS 2017
    23. Investigating the mechanisms underlying effects of testosterone on blood pressure in normotensive and hypertensive rats / Loh Su Yi 2017
    24. Is SFRP-4 an early potential biomarker related to diabetes and hypertension, in patients with androgenic alopecia? Endocrine Abstracts · 2018
    25. Orthostatic symptoms in women treated with low-dose oral minoxidil in the absence of overt hypotension: Implications for clinical practice Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025 · 2 citations
    26. Low Risk of Hypotension in Women Treated with Spironolactone for Hair Loss Dermatology Practical & Conceptual · 2025
    27. Prospective evaluation of blood pressure, heart rate, and side effects in hypertensive patients using low-dose oral minoxidil for hair loss Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2024
    28. HP-01-004 Histomorphometrical Evaluation of The Corpus Cavernosum of Hypertensive Rats Treated with 5-Alpha-Reductase Inhibitors ˜The œjournal of sexual medicine · 2017
    29. Renal Function During Long-Term Treatment of Hypertension with Minoxidil Annals of Internal Medicine · 1980 · 90 citations
    30. Spironolactone: An Anti-androgenic and Anti-hypertensive Drug That May Provide Protection Against the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 Frontiers in Medicine · 2020 · 36 citations