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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Cause Of Essential Hypertension Is

Health Encyclopedia: Essential Hypertension

Definition

Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause.


Alternative Names

Hypertension - essential


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

As blood is pumped through your body, it exerts pressure on the walls of your arteries. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure against these walls when the heart contracts, and the diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart relaxes. When you get a blood pressure rea...

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Expert & Community Posts

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...no clear cause of high blood pressure. The term “essential hypertension” is used in these... Read more »

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My heart is thick, why? Causes of left ventricular hypertrophy
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...muscle growth dependant upon its need. In the case of essential hypertension (the most common... Read more »

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Melatonin: Natural Supplement to Lower Blood Pressure?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...melatonin reduces blood pressure in male patients with essential hypertension. Once-nightly... Read more »

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How to Stay Nicotine Free in the Face of Pain
By Jim Christopher , Health Expert

Lots going wrong for me lately: I was stood up by a person I deeply admire; patches of eczema are... Read more »

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Common Hypertension Complications
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

There are several hypertension complications that you should be aware of. Hypertension stresses the... Read more »

Health Guide

High blood pressure
...Americans than Caucasians. Common Causes Most of the time, no cause is identified. This is called essential hypertension. High blood pressure that results from a specific condition,... Read more »
Essential hypertension
...nutritional changes. Tests for suspected causes (called secondary hypertension) may be performed. Essential hypertension is diagnosed when NO causes can be found. Read more »
Renin
...Higher-than-normal levels may indicate: Addison's disease Cirrhosis Essential hypertension Hemorrhage (bleeding) Hypokalemia ... Read more »
Essential hypertension
Hypertension - essential Prevention Prevention is based upon lifestyle changes that include: Weight loss , if you are ... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Introduction
...blood pressure.Hypertension CategoriesSome experts categorize hypertension into the following types:Essential Hypertension. Essential hypertension is also known as primary or idiopathic... Read more »

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