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Increased blood pressure is called hypertension or high blood pressure. High blood pressure makes the heart pump more blood to organs through narrow arteries. Uncontrolled blood pressure is the primary risk for cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure or stroke. Maintaining blood pressure in control is required to reduce the risk of serious conditions.
Primary hypertension - there is no exact cause for this hypertension. This may develop gradually over years.
Secondary hypertension - this hypertension caused due to underlying medical conditions. This occurs suddenly and following are few of the medical conditions:
There are many risk factors that increase blood pressure. Few of them are:
Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to complications such as:
Well experienced Cardiologists can treat high blood pressure through various appropriate medications and lifestyle changes. However, an individual should follow the instructions given by the Cardiologist to control and maintain blood pressure.
To measure the blood pressure doctor may use a sphygmomanometer. It is a painless method and reading can be shown on the instrument. Doctors may suggest a few of the following tests to check for the cause of hypertension.
Yes, lifestyle modifications can help to prevent and control hypertension. Some of the measures include: