Sunday, April 12, 2009

Secondary Causes of Hypertension

Secondary Causes of Hypertension
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Coarctation of aorta
  • Cushing syndrome and other glucocorticoid excess states including chronic steroid therapy
  • Drug induced or drug-related
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Primary aldosteronism and other mineralocorticoid excess states
  • Renovascualr hypertension
  • Sleep apnea
  • Thyroid/parathyroid disease
Secondary Causes of Hypertension
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