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High blood pressure (Hypertension) Symptom Report
Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.
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What we've learned
Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For High blood pressure (Hypertension)
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 179 | 70% |
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| 83 | 33% |
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| 61 | 24% |
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| 56 | 22% |
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| 46 | 18% |
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| 34 | 13% |
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| 29 | 11% |
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| 26 | 10% |
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| 25 | 10% |
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| 25 | 10% |
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| 24 | 9% |
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| 24 | 9% |
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| 18 | 7% |
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| 17 | 7% |
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| 17 | 7% |
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| 16 | 6% |
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| 16 | 6% |
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| 15 | 6% |
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| 14 | 5% |
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| 13 | 5% |
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| 11 | 4% |
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| 10 | 4% |
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| 9 | 4% |
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| 8 | 3% |
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| 8 | 3% |
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| 8 | 3% |
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| 8 | 3% |
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| 8 | 3% |
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| 7 | 3% |
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| 7 | 3% |
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| 7 | 3% |
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| 7 | 3% |
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| 7 | 3% |
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| 6 | 2% |
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| 6 | 2% |
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| 6 | 2% |
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| 5 | 2% |
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| 5 | 2% |
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| 5 | 2% |
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| 4 | 2% |
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| 4 | 2% |
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| 4 | 2% |
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| 4 | 2% |
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| 4 | 2% |
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| 3 | 1% |
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| 3 | 1% |
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| 3 | 1% |
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| 3 | 1% |
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| 3 | 1% |
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| 3 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 2 | 1% |
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| 1 | 0% |
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| 1 | 0% |
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| 1 | 0% |
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| 1 | 0% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.