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There are many types of high blood pressure.
But here are the prime ones:
Essential hypertension:
It
is the most common type of high blood pressure. It has no identifiable
or reversible cause.
Secondary hypertension:
Though
rare, it has an identifiable and potentially reversible cause.
About
90 % of the people are affected by essential hypertension and only 5 %
are affected by secondary hypertension. Apart from these two types of
hypertension, there are some other types of hypertension as well.
White
coat hypertension:
This type of essential hypertension is only
found in doctors. It is usually detected using a technique called
ambulatory monitoring. It is measured over a period of 24 hours. It does
not make its sufferers nervous or neurotic.
About 20 % people
afflicted with hypertension suffer from white coat hypertension. It is
more common in older people and women.
Systolic hypertension:
Such
type of hypertension is mainly caused by the age-related loss of
elasticity of the major arteries. It is generally found in people over
the age of 65.
Malignant hypertension:
As its name
suggests, it is a very dangerous type of hypertension. It requires
immediate treatment. It can damage your heart, brain, and kidneys which
result in further elevation of the pressure.
Labile
hypertension:
Also known as borderline hypertension, almost
everyone with hypertension has labile hypertension. In this condition,
the blood pressure of the patient is sometimes normal and sometimes high.
Pulmonary
hypertension:
Pulmonary hypertension is generally a result of a
disease of the lungs or heart. In this type of hypertension, the blood
pressure in the arms and the rest of the body is almost normal or low.
Accelerated hypertension:
This type of hypertension has recently been
detected. It is a very severe type of hypertension and may lead to
malignant hypertension.
Renovascular
hypertension:
Renovascular hypertension is caused by one or more
narrowed renal arteries.
Pseudohypertension:
As
the name indicates, it is false hypertension. Some people have very
rigid arteries. The cuff, in this case, is unable to compress the
artery, thus giving a false high blood pressure reading.
Despite
the fact that there are so many types of hypertension, you have to
remember the type you are diagnosed with. For, your hypertension
condition requires a full treatment plan. This is important so that your
high blood pressure does not develop unwarranted complications.
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