hypertension

1. A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) (synset 114126992)
   is a type of: cardiovascular disease - a disease of the heart or blood vessels
   subtypes:

   • essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis - persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
   • malignant hypertension - severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain
   • secondary hypertension - hypertension that is secondary to another disease
   • white-coat hypertension - temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
   same as: high blood pressure

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