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Essential hypertension has no identifiable cause. It may be caused bygenetics,environmental factors, or even diet, such as how much salt you use.
"Secondary" hypertension is high blood pressure caused by another disorder. This may include: ...
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A controlled study of polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements in essential hypertension. N Engl J Med 1989;320(16):1037-1043.
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There is something which we call essential hypertension, and the reason we call it essential is we have no understanding of the causative factors. We presume that this is a genetic multifactorial disorder that exists in families.
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Most individuals have "essential hypertension." This is a fancy term that means the blood pressure is elevated without a specific known cause. That makes it possible to use a wide variety of medications to bring the pressure down to normal.
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It is true that primary or essential hypertension—the type that has no clear cause and produces no symptoms until it is advanced—is detected mainly in the adult years.
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Patients may also have renin and aldosterone levels checked in essential hypertension to evaluate if patients are salt sensitive.
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Verelan PM (verapamil hydrochloride) Indication: treatment of essential hypertension. Verelan PM employs a controlled onset delivery technology and is intended for bedtime dosing. Dosage form: 100-, 200-, and 300-mg capsules.
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Most of the time, no cause is identified. This is called essential hypertension. High blood pressure that results from a specific condition, habit, or medication is called secondary hypertension. Some reasons for secondary hypertension include: ...
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Ninety to 95% of the time, high blood pressure is labeled as essential hypertension. This means that the cause is unknown. The American Heart Association has identified both controllable and noncontrollable risk factors for high blood pressure.
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Required in the diet, because the body cannot make it. As in an essential amino acid or an essential fatty acid.
3. Idiopathic. As in essential hypertension. "Essential" is a hallowed term meaning "We don't know the cause." ...
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albuminuria; essential amino acid; essential amino acids; essential anaemia; essential anisocoria; essential bradycardia; essential dysmenorrhoea; essential fatty acid; essential fever; essential food factors; essential gene; essential hypertension; ...
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