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Hypertension (high blood pressure)

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Hypertension is another word for ___________

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Hypertension is another word for ___________

high blood pressure

Hypertension without a known cause is called ______

essential hypertension

List at least 2 diseases that can cause hypertension:

1. kidney disease
2. obesity
others: arteriosclerosis, high sodium intake, psychological stress, diabetes

consequences of uncontrolled hypertension

left ventricle works overtime to pump blood, myocardium thickens, enlarging the heart; if coronary blood vessels cannot support this overgrowth, parts of the heart muscle die and are replaced with fibrous tissue; the enlarged and weakened heart dies