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Essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension, or idiopathic hypertension) is a form of hypertension without an identifiable physiologic cause. [1][2] It is the most common type affecting 85% of those with high blood pressure. [3][4] The remaining 15% is accounted for by various causes of secondary hypertension. [3]
Hypertensive heart disease is only one of several diseases attributable to high blood pressure. Other diseases caused by high blood pressure include ischemic heart disease, cancer, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysms and kidney disease. Hypertension increases the risk of heart failure by two or three-fold [7] and probably accounts ...
t. e. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. [11] High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms itself. [1] It is, however, a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, peripheral ...
Orthostatic hypertension. Other names. Postural hypertension. Specialty. Neurology, cardiology. Orthostatic hypertension is a medical condition consisting of a sudden and abrupt increase in blood pressure (BP) when a person stands up. [1] Orthostatic hypertension is diagnosed by a rise in systolic BP of 20 mmHg or more when standing.
Refractory Hypertension. Refractory hypertension (RfHTN) is hypertension, a high blood pressure, that remains uncontrolled on maximal or near-maximal therapy, that includes the use of ≥5 antihypertensive agents of different classes. [1] Agents used include a long-acting thiazide-like diuretic (such as chlorthalidone) and spironolactone. [2]
The term hypertensive emergency is primarily used as a specific term for a hypertensive crisis with a diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 120 mmHg or systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 180 mmHg. [10] Hypertensive emergency differs from hypertensive urgency in that, in the former, there is evidence of acute organ ...
Secondary hypertension (or, less commonly, inessential hypertension) is a type of hypertension which has a specific and identifiable underlying primary cause. It is much less common than essential hypertension, affecting only 5-10% of hypertensive patients. It has many different causes including obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disease ...
Treatment. Antihypertensive, Stress reduction [1] Renovascular hypertension is a condition in which high blood pressure is caused by the kidneys ' hormonal response to narrowing of the arteries supplying the kidneys. [1] When functioning properly this hormonal axis regulates blood pressure. Due to low local blood flow, the kidneys mistakenly ...