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Alternate Name(s): Hypertension - essential ...... Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause.
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Essential hypertension - Overview, Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause. ... Essential hypertension refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause...
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Essential hypertension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Essential hypertension (also called primary or idiopathic hypertension ) is the form of hypertension that by definition, has no identifiable cause. It is the most common type of hypertension, aff...
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Hypertension occurs when blood is forced through the arteries at an increased pressure. ... For more than 90 per cent of people with high blood pressure, the cause is unknown. This is called 'primary' or 'essential hypertension'.
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Hypertension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure is elevated. It is also referred to as high blood pressure or shortened to HT , HTN or HPN . The word "hypertension", b...
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About one half of patients who have essential hypertension have obstructive sleep apnea, and about one half of patients who have obstructive sleep apnea have essential hypertension. A growing body of evidence suggests that obstructive sleep apnea is a major contributing factor in the development of essential hypertension.
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As many as one third of essential hypertension cases may be caused by OSA.6,7 OSA can cause detrimental effects, including a sevenfold increase in motor vehicle crashes caused by somnolence at the wheel.8 Persons with OSA experience a higher incidence of work-related accidents, poor job performance, depression,
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