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I am looking for some of the causes of High Blood pressure, so that I can stay away from this disease, can you tell me about the factors that contribute to this disease?
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Blood Pressure is caused by the force of the blood which is produced by the heart and also the size and condition of the arteries. There are many factors which affect blood pressure, which include: How much water and salt that is present in your body The condition of your kidneys, nervous system, or the blood vessels. The levels of different body hormones . The High blood pressure can affect different types of people. You are in the great risk of high blood pressure if you have a family history of this disease. High blood pressure is now much more common in the African Americans than Caucasians, Smoking, Obesity, and diabetes and all the risk factors for the hypertension. Most of the time there is no such cause which is identified. This is known as essential hypertension. If the High Blood Pressure results from a specific condition, habit or medication then it is known as hypertension. In case there is too much salt in your diet then it can lead to high blood pressure. Due to this reason Secondary Hypertension might also be the result of Adrenal gland tumor Alcohol Abuse Anxiety and Stress Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis Birth Control Pills Coarctation of the arota Cocaine use Cushing syndrome Diabetes Kidney disease, including Glomerulonephritis Kidney Failure Renal Artery Atenosis Renal Vascular Obstruction or Narrowing Medications can also cause hypertension and the ones which are responsible for this are: Appetite suppressants Certain cold medications Corticosteroids Migraine Medications Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Obesity Pain Periarteritis Nodosa Pheochromocytoma Pregnancy Primary Hyperaldosteronium Renal Artery Stenosis Retroperitoneal fibrosis Wilms tumor
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