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Hypertension CausesAka: Secondary Hypertension Causes, Hypertension Causes in Children, Hypertension Causes in Adolescents
- Causes: Secondary Hypertension in Adults
- Medications
- See Medication Causes of Hypertension
- Primary Aldosteronism
- Most common treatable secondary cause of Hypertension
- Evaluate as cause in Refractory Hypertension where Hypokalemia or borderline low potassium
- Renovascular or renal parenchymal disease
- Pheochromocytoma
- Cushing's Disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Aortic Coarctation
- Sleep Apnea
- Thyroid Disease
- Hyperthyroidism causes systolic Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism causes diastolic Hypertension
- Dernellis (2002) Am Heart J 143:718
- Causes: Secondary Hypertension in age <18 years old
- See Hypertension in Infants
- Renal parenchymal disease
- Most common cause in children (up to 70%)
- Renal vascular disease
- Aortic Coarctation
- Endocrine conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Pheochromocytoma
- Hyperthyroidism
- Essential Hypertension
- Rare in age <10 years
- Most common cause in adolescents and adults
- Medications
- See Medication Causes of Hypertension
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