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    Causes and Risks

    A number of risk factors can lead to elevated blood pressure. Browse through this section to find out if you're at risk for high blood pressure or one of its many complications.

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    • Risk Factors
      High blood pressure is often called the "silent killer", because it can go undetected for many years. However, people with certain genetic traits or lifestyle habits are more at risk for high blood pressure. Read about them here.
    • Causes of High Blood Pressure
      Learn more about the causes of high blood pressure so that you can better prevent it.
    • Autonomic hyperreflexia
      Understand more about autonomic hyperreflexia: definition, causes, incidence, and risk factors.
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    • Coarctation of the aorta
      Understand more about coarctation of the aorta: definition, causes, incidence, and risk factors.
    • Drug-induced hypertension
      Learn more about drug-induced hypertension: definition, alternative names, causes, incidence, and risk factors.
    • Hyperaldosteronism - primary and secondary
      Find out the definition, other names, causes, incidence, and risk factors for hyperaldosteronism- primary and secondary.
    • Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
      Learn the definition, alternative names, causes, incidence, and risk factors for pulmonary veno-occlusive disease.
    • Sodium in diet
      Learn about how a higher intake of salt can lead to high blood pressure.
    • Takayasu arteritis
      Understand more about takayasu arteritis: definition, alternative names, causes, incidence, and risk factors.
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