Q: can anyone tell me what causes high blood pressure?

Nobel prize: For 90%, the cause is unknown and called "essential hypertension." anyone who discovers the cause will receive the nobel prize! the other 10% is attributed to: all forms of renal disease, renal artery stenosis, adrenal tumors, coarctation of the aorta, cushing's disease, obstructive sleep apnea, pheochromocytoma, licorice, and artifactual measurements.

Q: what causes high blood pressure in a young man in his 20's?

Genes,aldosterone,: From 15-35% of hypertension results from secondary causes (excess hormones, abnormal blood vessels). This is more likely to be the case in a young person, especially if no family history of high blood pressure. If your BP is verified as high, secondary causes should be evaluated, and if ruled out, treated with lifestyle changes and if necessary, medicines.

Question 1

what are the most common causes of high blood pressure?

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Several things: Essential HTN is most common cause.This refers to basically a combination of family tendency an such things as weight gain, high salt intake. Smoking & alcohol contribute to high blood pressure, as can diabetes.Less common are secondary causes such as from renal disease, hyperaldosteronism, 
pheochromocytoma and so on. Basic evaluation should include labs, urinalysis and ecg.Rx w/diet, exercise, meds.

Question 2

what are the causes of high blood pressure at a young age?

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Familial or disease: Familial HTN is likely other reasons could vary from  diet, kidney artery stenosis, tumours that are hormone producing causing BP like pheochromocytoma  endocrine tumours.

Question 3

what are the causes of high blood pressure in a young man?

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Many causes: The degree of high BP and response to treatment is the key, .  Obtain 5 - 10 readings and see what the average is.  From there one treats, but in the absence of being overweight, essential hypertension is the most likely cause, ie, it occurs and no specific cause is identified.

Question 4

can you please list the common causes of high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Primary or secondary: Blood pressure can be categorized as primary or secondary.  Most high blood pressure is primary or "essential" hypertension.  The mechanism of essential hypertension is poorly understood.  Approximately 15% of hypertension is secondary to another illness such as endocrine tumor, renal tumor, or renal artery stenosis. Secondary hypertension is more common if the hypertension is severe.

Question 5

what are the main causes of high blood pressure? can it be prevented?

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HTN: Primary causes - you are born with it.
Secondary - renal, endocrine, etc - treat the underlying cause.

Question 6

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 7

what food causes high blood pressure?

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Many: A better answer is what foods can reverse high blood pressure. This includes the dash diet:
fruits: 4-5 servings/day
vegetables: 4-5 servings/day
whole grains or fiber: 6-8 servings/day
dairy (low fat): 2-3 serving/day
meat (lean): 2 servings/day
lower dietary sodium intake
low fat (<6% of daily calories)
low cholesterol intake (<150 mg/day)
low sodium intake (<2.4 grams/day).

Question 8

can anyone tell me what causes high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Nobel prize: For 90%, the cause is unknown and called "essential hypertension."  anyone who discovers the cause will receive the nobel prize!  the other 10% is attributed to: all forms of renal disease, renal artery stenosis, adrenal tumors, coarctation of the aorta, cushing's disease, obstructive sleep apnea, pheochromocytoma, licorice,  and artifactual measurements.

Question 9

what causes high blood pressure in a young man in his 20's?

Accepted Answer

Genes,aldosterone,: From 15-35% of hypertension results from secondary causes (excess hormones, abnormal blood vessels).  This is more likely to be the case in a young person, especially if no family history of high blood pressure.  If your BP is verified as high, secondary causes should be evaluated, and if ruled out, treated with lifestyle changes and if necessary, medicines.

Question 10

can you tell me more about what causes high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Several things: Essential HTN is most common cause.This refers to basically a combination of family tendency an such things as weight gain, high salt intake. Smoking & alcohol contribute to high blood pressure, as can diabetes.Less common are secondary causes such as from renal disease, hyperaldosteronism, 
pheochromocytoma and so on. Basic evaluation should include labs, urinalysis and ecg.Rx w/diet, exercise, meds.

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