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The Two types of HBP, Primary & Secondary

Based on the causes of high blood pressure, there are two types of hypertension: primary and secondary.

• Primary: Primary high blood pressure also known as essential hypertension is a very common and complex disorder. This type of high blood pressure has no underlying causative factor and it affects almost 95% of the hypertensive patients.
• Secondary: As opposed to primary hypertension, secondary hypertension has an identifiable underlying cause that leads to it

It is important to diagnose the type of hypertension to ensure that that proper treatment is administered; in this case the ailment is treated by treating the underlying causative factors.