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About Domenic Sica
Expertise
All aspects of hypertension as well as any consideration in drug therapy for the management of hypertension.

Experience
Heavily published in the area of drug therapy in hypertension and renal disease. Primary management physician for a large multi-state referral practice for diagnosis and management of complex hypertension

Organizations
Multiple including the American Society of Hypertension, International Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, American Heart Association, American College of Clinical Pharmacology amongst others.

Publications
Over 250 publications (see PubMed)

Education/Credentials
Board certified in internal medicine, nephrology, clinical pharmacology, and hypertension

Awards and Honors
Multiple awards as clinical and/or teacher of the year.

Past/Present Clients
Not pertinent

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Hypertension - high blood pressure

Expert: Domenic Sica - 9/21/2009

Question
Has there ever been medical research that has proved a cause-effect relationship between high blood pressure and heart attacks (or heart problems)? I know there is a ton of medical literature that states that states something to the effect that too much water in the body will cause pressure on the blood vessels which will cause blood pressure to rise (or something like that). But can you show me litmus-test proof that high blood pressure will cause heart problems? Thank you very much. Al Brown

Answer
There are vast amounts of literature that speak to long-standing blood pressure being associated with the development of heart failure and coronary artery disease. For a good overview the web addresses below can be reviewed. Beyond that since there is such a huge amount of information of this topic you would have to guide me on what other sort of definitive proof that you might want.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/162449-overview
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/2/280

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