Secondary Hypertension

What is Secondary Hypertension?

In most cases of high blood pressure (hypertension), there is no known cause. About 6 percent of the time, however, high blood pressure is caused by another condition or disease. When this happens, it....

How to prevent Secondary Hypertension?

Most of the medical problems that cause secondary hypertension can't be prevented. This makes secondary hypertension different from essential hypertension, which can be prevented by exercising regular....

What is the treatment of Secondary Hypertension?

The treatment of secondary hypertension depends on its cause. When secondary hypertension results from a tumor or a blood vessel abnormality, surgery may be recommended. However, the decision to perfo....

What are the symptoms of Secondary Hypertension?

The traditional definition of high blood pressure is a systolic blood pressure (the higher of the two blood pressure numbers) of 140 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or above, and a diastolic blood pres....

What is the expected duration of Secondary Hypertension?

Secondary hypertension will last as long as the medical problem that is causing it remains.......