Hypertension Theraphy

HTN (hypertension) is the increase in BP (blood pressure) to 140/90 mm Hg or more. Whether hypertension is the fact that acquiring blood pressure beyond the normal or desired to maintain health.

What causes it?
The mechanism of hypertension “essential”, “Primary” or “idiopathic.” There are other types of hypertension, which can be clearly identified and its underlying cause are called secondary hypertension. Thus, some kidney diseases are accompanied hypertension (renal hypertension), excessive function of some endocrine glands originate elevation of blood pressure by increasing the production of mineralocorticoids (hyperaldosteronism) or catecholamines (pheochromocytoma).

In essential hypertension have not yet described its specific causes, but has been linked with a number of factors that are usually present in most patients. Hence you have to separate those related to inheritance, sex, age and race, which are hardly modifiable, those that could be changed by varying habits, environment and customs of people, such as obesity, sodium sensitivity, excessive alcohol consumption, oral contraceptive use and a sedentary lifestyle.

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