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, which is a mystery.
Scientists and investigators
know for a fact that there are many conditions that can cause secondary
hypertension.
The consequence is a raised
arterial pressure due to:
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.
Primary
hyperaldosteronism
This
condition causes an increment of the secretion of aldosterone and it
makes the body retain a large amount of sodium and water and as a
result, blood volume, and pressure both increase.
Stress
 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.
Sleep apnea
Many
scientific studies show that if a person snores there is a great chance
they posses this medical condition that leads to secondary high blood
pressure. Generally people that are overweight develop this condition
but other factors such as airway obstruction can cause this as well
fortunately surgery can correct this problem.
Hypothyroidism
This
is a thyroid hormone that is released in the body that causes an
increment in blood pressure.
Pheochromocytoma
The
blood pressure can also increase because of the high amounts of
catecholamine that are produced by certain tumors in the adrenal
medulla area.
Preeclampsia
This
condition generally occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy, the
blood volume increases and it result in hypertension.
Aortic
coarctation
This
is a congenital condition that obstructs aortic outflow leading to an
increased blood pressure.
Treatment
 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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