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Hypertension

Types

There are two types of Hypertension:[1]

Primary: not related to another medical condition

Secodary: Another medical condition that causes high blood pressure, including:

Symptoms

High blood pressure often has no symptoms, if it's extremely high it might causes symptoms like:

Risk Factors

High blood pressure has many risk factors, including:[2]

  • Age
  • Race
  • Family history
  • Overweight and obesity
  • Tobacco
  • High sodium or low potassium diet
  • Diabetes
  • Lack of physical activity
  • Stress

Complications

Uncontrolled Hypertension can cause serious problems, such as:[3]

  • Heart attack or stroke
  • Aneurysm
  • Heart failure
  • Kidney damage
  • Vision problems
  • Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
  • Hypertensive crisis
  • Sexual dysfunction
  1. Calcaterra G, Anderson RH, Lau KC, Shinebourne EA (1979). "Dextrocardia--value of segmental analysis in its categorisation". Br Heart J. 42 (5): 497–507. doi:10.1136/hrt.42.5.497. PMC 482192. PMID 518773.
  2. Murtuza B, Gupta P, Goli G, Lall KS (2010). "Coronary revascularization in adults with dextrocardia: surgical implications of the anatomic variants". Tex Heart Inst J. 37 (6): 633–40. PMC 3014129. PMID 21224930.
  3. Arunabha, DC; Sumit, RT; Sourin, B; Sabyasachi, C; Subhasis, M (2014). "Kartagener's Syndrome: A Classical Case". Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. 24 (4): 363. doi:10.4314/ejhs.v24i4.13. ISSN 1029-1857.