what can cause uncontrolled high blood pressure?
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['Abnormalities in the hormones that control blood pressure.', 'The accumulation of artery-clogging plaque in blood vessels that nourish the kidneys, a condition called renal artery stenosis.', 'Sleep problems, such as the breath-holding type of snoring known as obstructive sleep apnea.']
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While stress itself may or may not affect blood pressure, how you cope with stress does. For instance, overeating, smoking and drinking alcohol in response to stressful situations are direct causes of sustained high blood pressure.
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['Age. The risk of high blood pressure increases as you age. ... ', 'Race. ... ', 'Family history. ... ', 'Being overweight or obese. ... ', 'Not being physically active. ... ', 'Using tobacco. ... ', 'Too much salt (sodium) in your diet. ... ', 'Too little potassium in your diet.']
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High blood pressure (hypertension) can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to disability, a poor quality of life, or even a fatal heart attack or stroke.
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Uncontrolled high blood pressure can result in hardening and thickening of your arteries, narrowing the channel through which blood can flow. High blood cholesterol levels. High levels of cholesterol in your blood can increase the risk of formation of plaque and atherosclerosis.
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In newborn babies, high blood pressure is often caused by a blood clot in a kidney blood vessel, a complication of having an umbilical artery catheter. Other causes of high blood pressure in infants may include: Certain medicines. Exposure to illegal drugs such as cocaine.
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In most cases, the damage done by high blood pressure (HBP, or hypertension) takes place over time. Left undetected (or uncontrolled), high blood pressure can lead to: Heart attack — High blood pressure damages arteries that can become blocked and prevent blood flow to the heart muscle.
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['pre-existing hypertension (high blood pressure)', 'kidney disease.', 'diabetes.', 'PIH with a previous pregnancy.', "mother's age younger than 20 or older than 40.", 'multiple fetuses (twins, triplets)']
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Untreated high blood pressure significantly increases risk of bleeding stroke. Summary: Untreated high blood pressure significantly increased the risk of a bleeding stroke, compared to patients without high blood pressure, regardless of race.
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In about 1 in 20 cases, high blood pressure happens as the result of an underlying health condition or taking a certain medicine. Health conditions that can cause high blood pressure include: kidney disease. diabetes.
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If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart and other organs, such as the brain, kidneys and eyes. Persistent high blood pressure can increase your risk of a number of serious and potentially life-threatening health conditions, such as: heart disease. heart attacks.
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['High blood pressure. ... ', 'Heart valve disease. ... ', 'Cardiomyopathy. ... ', 'High blood pressure in the artery that connects your heart and lungs (pulmonary hypertension). ... ', 'Fluid around your heart (pericardial effusion). ... ', 'Blocked arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease). ... ', 'Low red blood cell count (anemia). ... ', 'Thyroid disorders.']
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, rarely has noticeable symptoms. But if untreated, it increases your risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes.
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What causes high blood pressure? In most cases, doctors can't point to the exact cause. But several things are known to raise blood pressure, including being very overweight, drinking too much alcohol, having a family history of high blood pressure, eating too much salt, and getting older.
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['Smoking.', 'High LDL, or "bad"cholesterol, and low HDL, or "good"cholesterol.', 'Uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure)', 'Physical inactivity.', 'Obesity.', 'Uncontrolled diabetes.', 'Uncontrolled stress and anger.']
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High blood pressure complications Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to disability, a poor quality of life, or even a fatal heart attack or stroke. Treatment and lifestyle changes can help control your high blood pressure to reduce your risk of life-threatening complications.
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Although high blood pressure is common, it's not harmless. High blood pressure is a major cause of atherosclerosis, the artery-clogging process that leads to heart attacks and strokes. Blood pressure higher than 130/80 is seen in: 69% of people who have their first heart attack.