What is Secondary Hypertension

Secondary hypertension is a type of high blood pressure that doesn’t occur very often, only in about 10% of all the cases. The rest of the cases of high blood pressure have an unknown cause and the condition is commonly named primary or essential hypertension.

In the secondary type, you are looking for a known cause unlike with the primary type.

Scientists and investigators know for a fact that there are many conditions that can be causes of secondary hypertension.

The consequence is a raised arterial pressure due to:

an increment in the heart output - When cardiac output is raised it is generally due to either increased neurohumoral activation of the heart or increased blood volume.

systematic vascular resistance
or both.

Renal artery stenosis

This condition can cause narrowing of the vessel stenosis. The reduced lumen diameter increases the pressure drop along the length of the diseased artery, and this reduces the pressure at the afferent arteriole in the kidney.

Chronic renal disease

Many experts and medical researches agree that when this condition is present the kidneys don’t excrete the usual amount of sodium which lead to salt retention and as a result it can turn into secondary type of hypertension.

Stress

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Believe it or not, stress can also make this appear by activating the sympathetic nervous system. So just take it easy and let the situations in life unfold especially if you cannot control them. Researchers of secondary hypertension praise the power of positive thinking.

Many studies of secondary type of this condition have demonstrated that patients have a better chance of treating their condition by controlling or eliminating the underlying disease or pathology, although it may still be necessary to take anti-hypertensive medications.

A very strict study and investigation of secondary hypertension reveals both the underlying disorder that is causing the high blood pressure and the condition itself.

Remember that by assuming a positive attitude toward every situation, it is like providing yourself medicine.

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