Glossary of Medical Terms

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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Persistently tall arterial blood pressure. Hypertension may have no known reason (essential or idiopathic hypertension) or be associated with another primary illness (secondary hypertension). This condition is considered a risk factor for the development of heart malady, peripheral vascular malady, stroke and kidney malady.
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