Does anyone know what causes high blood pressure?
I have 20 weeks pregnant and this morning the nurse told me I have blood pressure high and she asked me why and I could not give an answere cause I have no idea what causes high blood pressure. I also have never had a problem true blood pressure? So is it bad to have high BP? Please Im desprate to know?
That is really a stupid question for a nurse to ask, she should know that she was studying to become a nurse .. In 90-95 percent of cases, scientists do not know what causes the high blood pressure. This is essential hypertension. Fortunately, although scientists do not fully understand the causes of this disease, which has developed both nonpharmacologic treatments and drugs that treat effectively. They have also identified some factors that contribute to higher blood pressure. This is atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), thickening or hypertrophy of the artery wall, and the excessive contraction of the arterioles (small arteries). In the remaining cases, high-performance blood pressure of a recognizable underlying problem. This is called secondary hypertension. Some possible causes are a kidney abnormality, tumor of the gland adrenal or congenital defect of the aorta. When the cause is corrected, blood pressure returns to normal.
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