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Friday, October, 30, 2009

What Is A Normal Blood Pressure And What Causes High Blood Pressure

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure

By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH Health Expert
Today I would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure.

In most cases, there is no clear cause of high blood pressure. The term “essential hypertension” is used in these instances. Doctors can often treat the high blood pressure but never cure it. However, there are some causes of high blood pressure which can not only be treated, but also be cured.

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Blood pressure
...mmHg and the diastolic pressure should be less than 80 mmHg. What abnormal results mean Pre-high blood pressure: Top number is consistently 120 to 139 or the bottom number reads... Read more »
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Patient Guide
...percent of them are unaware of it. Since people with hypertension may not exhibit any symptoms, their high blood pressure is often undiagnosed until complications occur. It has been proven that... Read more »
Can Blood Pressure Be Too Low?
...consider one of the items on the list of causes of excessively low blood pressure, such as dehydration. High blood pressure is not good for you, of course, but neither is excessively low blood... Read more »
Essential hypertension
Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Alternative Names Hypertension - essential Causes, incidence, and... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Causes
...(primary) when the doctor is unable to identify a specific cause. It is by far the most common type of high blood pressure. The causes of this type are unknown but are likely to be a complex... Read more »

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