Question 1

what would be the leading cause of high blood pressure in children?

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Obesity: Obesity is thought to be the number one risk factor for high blood pressure in chidren.  Per, uptodate: "•children who are overweight (greater than the 85th percentile for weight) are more likely to have higher BP values (adjusted for age, gender, and height) and be hypertensive."  there are some less common causes, but the problem of obesity in us children is tremendous.

Question 2

what causes some children to get high blood pressure?

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A common...: ...Cause is narrowing of the artery that supplies blood to the kidneys, though there are others.

Question 3

my boyfriend has high blood pressure, but we want children. will this affect his ability to do it?

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Unlikely impact: Unless he is having some sort of erectile dysfunction, there is no reason to think he can't be a successful part of conceiving one or many children.  Both partners should get a physical before trying to conceive to make sure you are in good health now and can be healthy in the years to come for your children.

Question 4

do e cigarrettes cause high blood pressure?

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Not "cause": In reality we do not KNOW the true cause of high blood pressure. We do know many things that will drive it up in a predisposed individual. Considering about 30% of population has HTN, it is fairly common. Smoking and/or any act that stresses the body or mind can drive BP up in someone wo already has HTN or is genetically "ripe" to develop  HTN

Question 5

what is high blood pressure?

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See below: The pressure inside the arteries is too high. The systolic pressure is that when the heart contracts and the diastolic is the pressure when the heart relaxes. It is most commonly measured with a blood pressure cuff which is an indirect measurement. Sometimes a needle is place within an artery and attached to a transducer to measure the pressure directly and continuously in sick patients.

Question 6

wat cuz high blood pressure?

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Genetics & lifestyle: Essential hypertension is caused by hardening or loss of elasticity of the arteries. It is genetic and runs in families, but lifestyle also plays an important role, as it is much more common with obesity, poor diet, smoking, alcohol or drug abuse or lack of exercise. Secondary HTN is caused by other illnesses, including kidney disease, thyroid disease, heart disease, diabetes, adrenal problem.

Question 7

cure of high blood pressure?

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Blood pressure: We cure few causes of high blood pressure. We treat almost all with medicines for life.

Question 8

what causes high blood pressure?

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Essentially unknown: There are some secondary causes of hypertension but for the most part we do not know what causes hypertension.

Question 9

can high blood pressure be cured?

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Controlled more like: A healthy diet, getting your weight down and sometimes medication can normalize it. If you stop these things though the blood pressure will climb again.

Question 10

how to lower high blood pressure?

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Great question: Avoid salt. Achieve and maintain normal weight. If you're overweight, just the process of being on a diet (even before there's any weight loss) will lower bp. Google the "dash" diet. Exercise daily. Aside from these lifestyle changes, you'll need anti-hypertensive medication(s).  Your doctor is your ally.

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