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Essential Hypertension Learning Center
Causes could include:
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No known cause
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As blood is pumped through your body, it exerts pressure on the walls of your arteries. The systolic blood pressure is the pressure against these walls when the heart contracts, and the diastolic blood pressure is the pressure against these walls ...
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Studies suggest that some people with essential hypertension may inherit abnormalities of the sympathetic nervous system—the part of the nervous system that controls heart rate, blood pressure, and the diameter of blood vessels. It is estimated th...
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Studies suggest that some people with essential hypertension may inherit abnormalities of the sympathetic nervous system—the part of the nervous system that controls heart rate, blood pressure, and the diameter of blood vessels. It is estimated th...
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