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Understanding Benign Essential Hypertension by Flower is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Essential hypertension is the most common type of high blood pressure and has no single identifiable cause. It occurs due to genetic and environmental factors that can increase sympathetic tone and sodium intake. This leads to increased fluid volume and cardiac output, raising blood pressure. Renovascular disease is a cause of secondary hypertension and involves stenosis of the renal arteries from atherosclerosis or fibromuscular hyperplasia. This decreases blood flow to the kidneys and activates the renin-
- Author
- Flower
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- EN