Types and diseases related to hypertension

Blood pressure is the force of blood exerted on the arteries and veins that circulates through the body and it is controlled by a complex regulatory system involving the heart, blood vessels, brain and kidneys .Hypertension is defined as the average blood pressure 140/90 or higher in at least two separate measurements. It’s actually quite difficult to clearly say that you have high blood pressure before you have done a blood pressure test .

Blood pressure is different minute by minute. In some people, however, blood pressure is chronically high and this is a condition known as hypertension. There are two well-known types of high blood pressure .

Essential Hypertension (Primary Hypertension) This disease has been diagnosticated in about 95 % of the cases and the causes of this disease have not been identified yet .

Secondary Hypertension ,it is a very wear form of hypertension .It is cause by different factors like kidney diseases ,gland tumors , sleep apnea, etc .

Be sure to lower your blood pressure right away if you experience any of the above symptoms.