As mentioned previously, 5% of people with hypertension have what is called secondary hypertension. This means that the hypertension in these individuals is secondary to (caused by) a specific disorder of a particular organ or blood vessel, such as the kidney, adrenal gland, or aortic artery
Renal | Parenchymal diseases, renal cysts (including polycystic kidney disease), renal tumors (including renin-secreting tumors), obstructive uropathy |
Renovascular | Arteriosclerotic, fibromuscular dysplasia |
Adrenal | Primary aldosteronism, Cushing's syndrome, 17-hydroxylase deficiency, 11-hydroxylase deficiency, 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency (licorice), pheochromocytoma |
Aortic coarctation | |
Obstructive sleep apnea | |
Preeclampsia/eclampsia | |
Neurogenic | Psychogenic, diencephalic syndrome, familial dysautonomia, polyneuritis (acute porphyria, lead poisoning), acute increased intracranial pressure, acute spinal cord section |
Miscellaneous endocrine | Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hypercalcemia, acromegaly |
Medications | High-dose estrogens, adrenal steroids, decongestants, appetite suppressants, cyclosporine, tricyclic antidepressants, monamine oxidase inhibitors, erythropoietin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, cocaine |
Mendelian forms of hypertension | genetic disorders |
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