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Hypertension is also called as High blood pressure. In case of hypertension a person's blood pressure is considered to be above normal in the arteries.
In primary hypertension the reason for excess blood pressure in not known. There are two types of hypertension called primary and secondary hypertension.
But there is some cause for secondary high blood pressure. Major organs like kidney and heart are affected by this type. In case of chronic hypertension then it may lead to problems like heart attack and stroke.
To a certain extent medicines can reduce the impact of hypertension. But in case the affected person makes any changes to his diet or way of living then they can avoid hypertension.
Kinds of Hypertension
Systole and diastolic blood pressures determines the high blood pressure. When there is a expansion in heart diastolic pressure is recorded. And when again the heart contracts systole pressure is recorded.
In case both the systolic and diastolic readings are high than the normal hypertension readings then the person is said to have hypertension.
Hypertension1, hypertension2 and isolated hypertension are the ways actually hypertension is classified. when the readings of systolic blood pressure is higher and the readings of diastolic blood pressure is lower then that is considered to be isolated systolic hypertension.
old people are affected by this kind of isolated systolic hypertension. Some may have hypertension along with kidney problem and diabetes. Such person's are need to be treated with utmost care.
When in case if the hypertension does not respond to any kind of treatment then it is called resistive type.
Exercise Hypertension
When it increases to abnormal levels then it is called exercise hypertension. Blood pressure increases to a certain extent when a person exercises.
Exercise hypertension is used by doctors to know whether a person can have high blood pressure when they are idle.
Symptoms of high blood pressure
Brian swells when the small blood vessels are squeezed, this happens due to high blood pressure. In case an individual is having some giddiness, vision problem and vomiting sensation then this person might have high blood pressure. These early symptoms should be treated earlier, if not then it is irreversible.
In case of kids, the symptoms can be lack of energy, headache, uneasy breathing, paralysis in face and nosal bleeding.
Secondary hypertension:
Blood pressure can also be increased by abnormal hormone secretion. This also a major cause of high blood pressure.
Cushing's syndrome is when a person is too fat and has some purple patches in the lower part of the stomach. When a person has both diabetes and high blood pressure then it is also called as cushing's syndrome.
Abnormal secretion of hormone is called hyperthyroidism. This can also cause high blood pressure.
Along with these symptoms and other causes present in the individuals physicians conclude upon hypertension and then classify it.
Links between pregnancy and hypertension
When a woman is pregnant it is normal to get hypertension. This kind of hypertension is temporary in nature. But in a few cases it may cause serious side effects like protein content in urine, swelling in whole body etc.
