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The vast majority of cases are unknown, this is known as "essential hypertension". High blood pressure can be made worse by stress and emotional tension. There are many other causes, including kidney causes (intrinsic disease vs vascular), hormonal (such as cushing's syndrome, a phaechromocytoma (adrenaline producing tumour), conn's syndrome, acromegaly and high parathyroid hormone levels). Other causes include pregnancy, coarctation of the aorta, and medicines given to you, such as steroids, certain antidepressants (MAOIs) and even the oral contraceptive pill can raise your BP.
If you're worried, it's best to go see your GP/Family Doctor.
There are many potential causes of hypertension. As people age, they will often develop hypertension naturally. Unhealthy lifestyles can also cause hypertension. Alcohol abuse, lack of exercise, high sodium intake, and obesity are risk factors for hypertension. People who are under a large amount of stress often develop hypertension. Finally, not ingesting enough calcium, potassium, or magnesium can also cause hypertension.
What else can I help you with?
Can sinusitis causes hypertension?
yes it can
Where do you get a Hypertension?
Hypertension is usually from different causes. The usual if because of Obesity and lifestyle. Smoking is also a risk factor for hypertension as well as other disease such as Diabetes.
Why hypertension a serious problem?
Hypertension is a serious problem because it kills. Hypertension (HIGH blood pressure), if uncontrolled, causes damage to various organs in the body.
What causes broken blood vessels?
Suddenly angry and hypertension.
The liver disease that causes portal hypertension with ascites is?
Cirrhosis
What causes kidney tumors?
smoking, obesity, hypertension are the most common causes for kidney tumor.
How do people get hypertension?
Hypertension or high blood pressure exact causes are not known. There are several risk factors and conditions such as age, family history, ethnicity, diet, obesity and stress in which the majority of people with hypertension have in common.
What most directly causes hypertension?
High cholesterol levels, and not enough exercise.
Are blood thinners used to treat hypertension?
No, it causes low blood pressure
What is a known is the cause of hypertension?
The main causes associated with chronic Hypertension are obesity, increased salt and alcohol intake, and diseases with the thyroid glands and kidney. Other causes include coming into contact with chemicals such as mercury and lead and abusing drugs such as cocaine
Is hypertension a communicable disease?
noninfectious because you can not get sick buy it
Why Blood pressure and heart beat raise?
Soda, caffeine, alcohol, drugs, and medications are some causes of high blood pressure. Two forms of high blood pressure have been described: essential (or primary) hypertension and secondary hypertension. Essential hypertension is a far more common condition and accounts for 95% of hypertension. The cause of essential hypertension is multifactorial, that is, there are several factors whose combined effects produce hypertension secondary hypertension, which accounts for 5% of hypertension, the high blood pressure is secondary to (caused by) a specific abnormality in one of the organs or systems of the body Essential hypertension affects approximately 72 million Americans, yet its basic causes or underlying defects are not always known.
