In 10% of all high blood pressure cases, secondary hypertension is the cause. Some causes of secondary hypertension are kidney abnormality, structural abnormality, or a narrowing of the arteries.
The high blood pressure causes in the other 90% of all high blood pressure cases are actually unknown. However, we do know that certain factors do seem to be linked to high blood pressure.
- Obesity
- Heavy Salt Usage
- Heavy Alcohol Usage
- Birth Control Pill Usage
- Lack of Exercise
- Certain Drugs
- Heretical Factors
How Does High Blood Pressure Develop?
Your heart pumps blood through the body's arteries. The large arteries that leave your heart taper into smaller arteries called arterioles. The arterioles then taper into smaller vessels called capillaries, which supply oxygen and nutrients to all the organs of your body. The blood then returns to your heart through the veins.
Certain nerve impulses cause your arteries to dilate (become larger) or contract (become smaller). If these vessels are wide open, blood can flow through easily. If they're narrow, it's harder for the blood to flow through them, and the pressure inside them increases. Then high blood pressure may occur. When this happens, your heart becomes strained and blood vessels may become damaged. Changes in the vessels that supply blood to your kidneys and brain may cause these organs to be affected.
Your heart, brain and kidneys can handle increased pressure for a long time. That's why you can live for years without any symptoms or ill effects. But that doesn't mean it's not hurting you. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, heart failure and kidney failure.
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