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essential hypertension

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Noun1.essential hypertension - persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis
high blood pressure, hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)


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Most high blood pressure is not the result of another disease and is called essential hypertension or primary hypertension.
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Insulin action on heart and skeletal muscle glucose uptake in essential hypertension.
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The mechanisms responsible for essential hypertension remain obscure, probably because of the variety of systems that are involved in the regulation of arterial pressure and the complexity of their interrelations (14).
Poorly Controlled Hypertension in a Painter with Chronic Lead Toxicity by Hu, Howard / Environmental Health Perspectives
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