Diagnosis and: treatment depends on level and extent of hypertension. If severe, metabolic causes need to be excluded. Most of the time, cause cannot be pinned down, so it is called "essential hypertension." But it still needs control to minimize damage to end organs, such as brain, heart, eyes, and kidneys.
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