What is secondary hypertension

In about hypertension is a more than 10 per cent of secondary hypertension (also known as the symptoms of hypertension). The so-called secondary hypertension, that is, in the cause of hypertension is "verifiable", increased blood pressure is only one of its more prominent symptoms only. This "well grounded" that the reasons for the occurrence of hypertension, is the body of the other diseases, but if we are not careful tracing, so this "hypertension" as a performance is not only causes symptoms, and is one of the overlooked. In this way, it will be easy for some can be found from the exact cause of hypertension, but also can provide effective treatment of secondary hypertension miss, of course, the health of the patient is negative. Then, the body of the diseases most likely to cause secondary hypertension? Kidney disease include: acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, pregnancy poisoning disease, chronic pyelonephritis (Advanced affect renal function), renal artery stenosis, renal calculi, kidney tumors, renal hypertension is such secondary The most common hypertension. Endocrine diseases: adrenal cortex such as hyperthyroidism, primary aldosteronism and pheochromocytoma, etc.. Vascular diseases: aortic stenosis, go far in Takayasu arteritis. Brain lesions also increased intracranial pressure that can cause symptoms of hypertension. Secondary hypertension, although easily confused with essential hypertension, but if patients can accurately and in detail to the doctors before and the incidence of doctors in accordance with the relevant checks are many reasons can be identified, but also receive effective treatment. If unilateral renal disease, kidney tumors, renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma, aortic stenosis, brain tumor, surgical treatment can be carried out, and lifted the etiology, "hypertension" will improve. Although some can not be operated before surgery or require the application of the drug, doctors will be used under specific conditions antihypertensive drug treatment can be more certain effect.