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Etiology of Hypertension

Etiology of Hypertension. 3120000348 Ma Ruoyu. Etiological Factors in Essential Hypertension. Risk factor1: obesity Obesity in the common forms O besity of Cushing's syndrome and cortical hyperadrenia Associated with genes. Risk factor2: high salt intake.

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Etiology of Hypertension

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  1. Etiology of Hypertension 3120000348 MaRuoyu

  2. Etiological Factors inEssential Hypertension

  3. Risk factor1: obesity • Obesity in the common forms • Obesity of Cushing's syndrome and cortical hyperadrenia • Associated with genes

  4. Risk factor2: high salt intake

  5. Risk factor3: stress (work, exam etc.)

  6. Other factors • High alcohol intake • Aging • Sedentary lifestyle • Low potassium intake • Low calcium intake

  7. Etiological Factors inSecondary Hypertension

  8. Identifiable underlying cause: a. kidney disease b. renal artery stenosis c. hyperaldosteronism d. pheochromocytoma

  9. References • Sanjay Vikrant, SC Tiwari,Essential Hypertension – Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology • Oscar A. Carretero and Suzanne Oparil,Essential Hypertension: Part I: Definition and Etiology, Journal of the American Heart Association(2000),101:329-335 • P Foex DPhil, JW Sear, Hypertension: pathophysiology and treatment, Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain(2004), DOI 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkh020 • Richard J. Johnsona, Dan I. Feigb, Takahiko Nakagawaa,Pathogenesis of essential hypertension: historical paradigms and modern insights,J Hypertens. (2008) , 26(3): 381–391. • Suzanne Oparil, M. AminZaman, David A. Calhoun, Pathogenesis of Hypertension, American College of Physicians, 139:761-776

  10. Thank you!

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