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Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Pressure Causes

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Hypertension is referred to as essential (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 combination of genetic, environmental, and other factors.

Genetic Factors. A number of genetic factors or interactions between genes play a major role in essential hypertension. Experts think that the chromosomes (13 and 18) house the genes responsible for blood ...

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