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Hypertension

 

Hypertension

In medicine, hypertension refers to the problem of abnormally high blood pressure.

There are three main types of hypertension, namely:

  • arterial hypertension - with an elevated blood pressure in the systemic circulation
  • * pregnancy-induced hypertension is newly diagnosed arterial hypertension in pregnant women. It requires close monitoring
  • pulmonary hypertension - with an elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation
  • portal hypertension with an elevated blood pressure in the portocaval system



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