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Causes for high blood pressure

How high blood pressure arises?
(15 May 2006)

Blood pressure also known as hypertension can be either one of these two types:
1)       Essential or primary hypertension and
2)       Secondary hypertension.
Essential hypertension is present in 95% of people with hypertension and is very common. There are many factors causing essential hypertension, that is, there are several factors whose combined effects produce hypertension.



Secondary hypertension is present in 5% individuals with hypertension. The high blood pressure is caused by a specific abnormality in the kidney, adrenal gland or aortic artery.

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There are two measurements noted when recording blood pressure – Systolic and Diastolic. Systolic pressure means the first and highest number recorded. This is the pressure exerted by the heart on the walls of your blood vessels as it pumps with each heartbeat.
Diastolic pressure means the second and lowest number recorded. This is the pressure the blood places on the walls of blood vessels when heart is relaxed between beats. Occasionally high blood pressure due to anxiety, exercise or nervousness may be common. But prolonged untreated high blood pressure can increase risk for heart attack and stroke.
Some factors like age and heredity increase risk for high blood pressure and are beyond our control. We can control other factors like smoking, restrict intake of fatty and salty foods, restrict caffeine and alcohol consumption, regular exercise and lose weight if needed.
answered by P P on 22 Jun 2006, 3:24:20

 

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