If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they'd be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of blood to the body's tissues. What effect does this pressure have on the walls...

Blood pressure (BP) is the force with which the heart pumps blood to maintain regular blood flow through the body. This force exerts pressure on the walls of the blood vessels, primarily the arteries. A study published in 1995 recorded...

Blood pressure (BP) is the force with which the heart pumps blood to maintain regular blood flow through the body. This force exerts pressure on the walls of the blood vessels, primarily the arteries. A study published in 1995 recorded...

In this live-action program viewers will learn that blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries and as the heart beats, it creates the pressure exerted by blood, moving blood throughout the circulatory...

A simple explainer video about high blood pressure, or hypertension, one of the most common long term conditions around the world. Many people do not know they have the condition. This is a problem because, despite causing few obvious...

Scientists revealed the best time to take high blood pressure tablets.Source: LUMEN5, The Independent

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In this episode, Leslie first defines what blood pressure is and shows how it varies in the blood vessels throughout the body. He then shows what Mean Arterial Pressure is and goes into two different ways to calculate it.

Howcast - Learn how high blood pressure, aka hypertension, increases your risk of heart disease from Dr. Dennis Finkielstein in this Howcast video.

How is Blood pressure regulated? How do cardiac output and peripheral resistance fit into the equation? What are the negative effects of hypertension (high blood pressure). I explore these concepts and more in this video

This video provides a clear and concise explanation of blood pressure as one of the vital signs that determine the body's overall health. It explains the concept of systolic and diastolic pressure, the measurement process, and the normal...

Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today Hank's gonna tell you how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to...

And now we return to blood vessels. In this episode, we start discussing what blood pressure is, how it can become "high", and what that means for our health. One of the more interesting points is that your body has ways of...

Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his team shows that nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in...

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The Ascot trial revealed that a new drug combination involving a calcium channel blocker and ACE inhibitor, perindopril, has the potential to save thousands of lives by effectively lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of...

Actually, don't panic. Or maybe do panic. I don't know. The American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines late last in 2017. New coverage was breathless, and claimed millions of Americans suddenly had high blood...

Howcast - If you have high blood pressure, you are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease and six times more likely to have a stroke than people with normal blood pressure. Manage your condition through diet.

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This video discusses the causes and treatments for heart disease, focusing on coronary heart disease and high blood pressure. It explains how fatty deposits in the arteries can lead to reduced blood flow to the heart, and the role of...

Colorful animations and crisp video footage illustrate the vital process of circulation. The major characteristics and features of the circulatory systems are explored, with special emphasis placed on circulatory problems and caring for...

This video provides a brief overview of the importance of heart health and the tools used by physicians to monitor it. The video mentions the significance of maintaining a healthy diet, regular exercise, and medical checkups, as well as...

Now that we've discussed blood, we're beginning our look at how it gets around your body. Today Hank explains your blood vessels and their basic three-layer structure of your blood vessels. We're also going over how those...

Generally, when you think of carbon monoxide, nothing good comes to mind. And that’s… pretty reasonable. But elephant seals show us how we might be able to use carbon monoxide as an effective therapy for heart attacks and strokes.