Secondary High Blood Pressure: When Another Disease or Condition Is to Blame
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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
When something goes wrong with one organ or tissue in your body, there's often a ripple effect, creating problems for other organs or tissues. A problem with your heart can cause lung problems, for instance. Diabetes can cause blood vessel problems.
The same is true with blood pressure. Certain problems with your kidneys, adrenal glands or even a complicated pregnancy can cause high blood pressure. This type of high blood pressure, in which your blood pressure rises as the result of another disease or condition, is called secondary high blood pressure (hypertension).
You can have primary and secondary hypertension if, after you're diagnosed with primary hypertension, you incur another disease or condition that interferes with your blood pressure.
In addition, some medications and illicit or over-the-counter drugs can cause secondary hypertension. For more on this article, Click the link below>
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