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Causes of High blood pressure

This section discusses 360 medical conditions causing High blood pressure. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of High blood pressure:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of High blood pressure. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: High blood pressure:

The following list of conditions have 'High blood pressure' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Absence of pulmonary artery ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Acid-Base Imbalance ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Acquired total lipodystrophy ... hypertension
  • Acrodynia ... hypertension
  • Acromegaly ... high blood pressure
  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... hypertension
  • Acute Renal Failure ... hypertension
  • Adams Nance syndrome ... hypertension
  • Adrenal adenoma, familial ... high blood pressure
  • Adrenal Cancer ... high blood pressure
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... high blood pressure
  • Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... high blood pressure
  • Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital, due to 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency ... hypertension
  • Adrenal hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Adrenal incidentaloma ... high blood pressure
  • Adrenal medulla neoplasm ... high blood pressure
  • Albuminuria ... high blood pressure
  • Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome ... hypertension
  • Allain Babin Demarquez syndrome ... hypertension
  • Alveolar capillary dysplasia ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Amphetamine abuse ... raised blood pressure
  • Amphetamine poisoning ... hypertension
  • Amyloidosis ... hypertension
  • Amyloidosis, familial visceral ... arterial hypertension
  • Analgesic nephropathy syndrome ... hypertension
  • Analgesic syndrome ... hypertension
  • Angiotensin renin aldosterone hypertension ... hypertension
  • Angiotensin/rennin/aldosterone hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Aortic coarctation ... high blood pressure, high blood pressure in the upper body and arms
  • Apparent mineralocorticoid excess ... hypertension
  • Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, type 2 ... hypertension
  • Aristolochic Acid poisoning ... hypertension
  • Arizona Bark Scorpion poisoning ... high blood pressure
  • Arterial occlusive disease, progressive - hypertension - heart defects - bone fragility - brachysyndactyly ... hypertension
  • Asphyxia ... high blood pressure
  • Autoimmune Vasculitis ... Hypertension
  • Autonomic dysreflexia syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... High blood pressure
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... high blood pressure
  • Avasthey syndrome ... pulmonary hypertension

    B

  • Binswanger's Disease ... high blood pressure
  • Black widow spider envenomation ... high blood pressure
  • Bone cement implantation syndrome ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Brachydactyly - arterial hypertension ... hypertension
  • Brachydactyly with hypertension ... arterial hypertension
  • Breathing-related sleep disorder ... systemic hypertension
  • Bright's Disease ... hypertension

    C

  • Carnevale-Canun-Mendoza syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Carotid Paraganglioma ... hypertension
  • Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Cathinone poisoning ... high blood pressure
  • Central sleep apnea ... high blood pressure
  • Chemical poisoning - Acetaldehyde ... high blood pressure
  • Choroideremia - hypopituitarism ... high blood pressure
  • Chronic Kidney Disease ... high blood pressure
  • Cocaine poisoning ... hypertension
  • Cockayne syndrome ... hypertension
  • Codeine withdrawal ... high blood pressure
  • Collagen type III glomerulopathy ... hypertension
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency ... hypertension
  • Congenital hepatic porphyria ... hypertension
  • Congenital mitral malformation ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Congenital mitral stenosis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Conn's adenoma ... high blood pressure
  • Conn's syndrome ... high blood pressure, arterial hypertension
  • Conn-Louis Carcinoma ... high blood pressure
  • Cushing syndrome, familial ... high blood pressure
  • Cushing's syndrome ... high blood pressure, hypertension
  • Cyclosporine toxicity ... hypertension
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... Pulmonary hypertension
  • Cystic hamartoma of lung and kidney ... high blood pressure

    D

  • Dexamethasone sensitive hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Diffuse systemic sclerosi ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Disequilibrium syndrome ... hypertension
  • Dysautonomia ... hypertension

    E

  • Eclampsia ... high blood pressure
  • Ecstasy abuse ... high blood pressure, raised blood pressure
  • Ectopia lentis, isolated ... high blood pressure
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome ... pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure
  • Environment associated hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Ephedrine poisoning ... hypertension
  • Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia ... hypertension

    F

  • Fabry's Disease ... hypertension
  • Familial renal cell carcinoma ... high blood pressure
  • Faye-Petersen-Ward-Carey syndrome ... hypertension
  • Fibromuscular dysplasia of arteries ... hypertension
  • Fitzsimmons-Walson-Mellor syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome ... high blood pressure

    G

  • Gaucher disease type 3 ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Glomerular Disease ... high blood pressure
  • Glomerulonephritis ... high blood pressure
  • Glomerulonephritis, membranous congenital due to anti-maternal NEP alloimmunisation ... hypertension
  • Glucocorticoid resistance ... high blood pressure
  • Glycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal early-onset form ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Glycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal form ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Glycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal late-onset form ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Glycine synthase deficiency ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Glycine synthase deficiency, type 1 ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Glycine synthase deficiency, type 2 ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Goodpasture syndrome ... hypertension
  • Gram's syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Grange syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Granulomatous arthritis of childhood ... high blood pressure
  • Graves Disease ... high blood pressure

    H

  • Heart conditions ... Hypertension
  • Heart injury ... Hypertension
  • Heart valve diseases ... Hypertension
  • HELLP syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... hypertension
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical, childhood ... hypertension
  • Hepatorenal tyrosinemia ... hypertension
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Ginseng ... high blood pressure
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Ginseng ... high blood pressure
  • Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 3 ... high blood pressure
  • Hydronephrosis congenital ... hypertension
  • Hyperadrenalism ... high blood pressure
  • Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Hyperparathyroidism ... high blood pressure
  • Hyperpituitarism ... Hypertension
  • Hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Hypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis ... high blood pressure
  • Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta ... high blood pressure
  • Hypertension of pregnancy ... high blood pressure
  • Hypertensive heart disease ... Hypertension
  • Hypertensive hypokalemia familial ... high blood pressure

    I

  • IgA nephropathy ... Hypertension
  • Indian Tobacco poisoning ... high blood pressure

    J

  • Jimsonweed poisoning ... high blood pressure

    K

  • Kallikrein hypertension ... hypertension
  • Kashani-Strom-Utley syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Kidney arteriovenous fistula ... hypertension
  • Kidney Cancer ... High blood pressure

    L

  • Lead poisoning ... High blood pressure
  • Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 1 (FPLD1) ... high blood pressure
  • Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 3 (FPLD3) ... high blood pressure
  • Lobelia poisoning ... high blood pressure
  • Lockwood-Feingold syndrome ... hypertension
  • Lupus ... Elevated blood pressure, hypertension
  • Lupus nephritis ... high blood pressure
  • Lymphangiomatosis, pulmonary ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis ... hypertension

    M

  • Malignant rhabdoid tumors ... hypertension
  • Membranous nephropathy, idiopathic ... hypertension
  • Mesangial sclerosis, diffuse ... hypertension
  • Metabolic Syndrome ... high blood pressure, Hypertension
  • Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) ... High blood pressure
  • Methylcobalamin deficiency cbl G type ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Mixed sclerosing bone dystrophy ... hypertension
  • MSBD syndrome ... hypertension
  • Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis ... hypertension
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ... high blood pressure
  • Mustard tree poisoning ... hypertension

    N

  • Nephrocalcinosis ... hypertension
  • Nephrosclerosis ... hypertension
  • Nephrosis - deafness - urinary tract - digital malformation ... hypertension
  • Neuroblastoma ... high blood pressure
  • Neurogenic hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... hypertension
  • Nicotine addiction ... High blood pressure
  • Nipah virus encephalitis ... hypertension

    O

  • Obesity hypoventilation syndrome ... hypertension
  • Oculo skeletal renal syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Osteodysplasia, familial, Anderson type ... high blood pressure

    P

  • Paraganglioma ... hypertension
  • Pediatric granulomatous arthritis ... high blood pressure
  • Phencyclidine poisoning ... hypertension
  • Phenylpropanolamine poisoning ... hypertension
  • Pheochromocytoma ... hypertension
  • Pheochromocytoma as part of Neurofibromatosis ... high blood pressure
  • Pierson syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Pituitary Cancer ... high blood pressure
  • Polyarteritis nodosa ... hypertension
  • Polycystic kidney disease type 1 ... hypertension
  • Polycystic kidney disease, adult type ... high blood pressure, hypertension
  • Polycystic kidney disease, infantile type ... high blood pressure
  • Polycystic kidney disease, type 2 ... high blood pressure, hypertension
  • Polycystic kidneys, severe infantile, with tuberous sclerosis ... high blood pressure
  • Polycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction ... high blood pressure
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome ... High blood pressure
  • Porphyria ... high blood pressure
  • Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis ... high blood pressure
  • Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Primary cortisol resistance ... mild hypertension
  • Pseudoaldosteronism ... high blood pressure
  • Pseudoephedrine poisoning ... hypertension
  • Pseudohyperaldosteronism ... hypertension
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism ... high blood pressure
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism type II ... hypertension
  • Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary hemangiomatosis ... death due to pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary venous return anomaly ... pulmonary hypertension

    R

  • Renal Artery Stenosis ... Hypertension
  • Renal cancer, familial ... high blood pressure
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma 2 ... high blood pressure
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma 3 ... high blood pressure
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma 4 ... high blood pressure
  • Renal hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Renal segmental hypoplasia-induced Hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Renal tubular transport disorders, inborn ... hypertension
  • Renoprival hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Renovascular Hypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Respiratory acidosis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Rhabdoid tumor ... hypertension

    S

  • Salcedo syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Schroeder syndrome 1 ... high blood pressure
  • Scleroderma ... high blood pressure, hypertension
  • Scleroderma, diffuse ... high blood pressure
  • Scleroderma, systemic ... high blood pressure
  • Sedative dependence ... Hypertension
  • Selye syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Senior-Loken Syndrome ... arterial hypertension
  • Senior-Loken syndrome 1 ... arterial hypertension
  • Senior-Loken syndrome 3 ... arterial hypertension
  • Senior-Loken syndrome 4 ... arterial hypertension
  • Senior-Loken syndrome 5 ... arterial hypertension
  • Senior-Loken syndrome 6 ... arterial hypertension
  • Serotonin Syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Serotonin toxicity ... high blood pressure
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome ... hypertension
  • Simple kidney cysts ... high blood pressure
  • Skull fracture ... Hypertension
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes ... high blood pressure
  • Sleep disorders ... Systemic hypertension
  • Sneddon Syndrome ... high blood pressure
  • Spastic paraplegia nephritis deafness ... high blood pressure
  • Steroid abuse ... high blood pressure
  • Stress-Induced Hypertension ... high blood pressure

    T

  • Takayasu arteritis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Thieffry and Sorrell Dejerine syndrome ... hypertension
  • Thromboembolism ... high blood pressure
  • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired ... high blood pressure
  • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, congenital ... high blood pressure
  • Toxic mushrooms - Psychedelic ... hypertension
  • Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome ... arterial hypertension in recipient twin
  • Tyrosinemia ... hypertension

    U

  • Unilateral pulmonary agenesis ... pulmonary hypertension

    V

  • Variegate porphyria ... hypertension
  • Vasculitis ... Hypertension
  • Vasculitis hypersensitivity ... Hypertension
  • Vater-like syndrome, with pulmonary hypertension, abnormal ears and growth deficiency ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Vesicoureteral reflux ... high blood pressure
  • Viral vasculitis not HBV and HCV ... high blood pressure
  • Vitamin D - adverse effects ... hypertension
  • Von Gierke disease IB ... hypertension
  • Von Hippel-Lindau Disease ... high blood pressure

    W

  • Wagener syndrome ... hypertension
  • Wegener's granulomatosis ... hypertension
  • Williams Syndrome ... hypertension
  • Wilms' tumor ... high blood pressure
  • Wolfram's disease ... blood hypertension
  • Wolman disease ... pulmonary hypertension

    Conditions listing medical complications: High blood pressure:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'High blood pressure' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Acromegaly ... Hypertension
  • Adult Cystic Fibrosis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Amphetamine abuse ... high blood pressure
  • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome ... severe high blood pressure
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... High blood pressure

    B

  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ... systemic hypertension

    C

  • COPD ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Cushing's syndrome ... hypertension
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... Pulmonary hypertension

    D

  • Down Syndrome ... pulmonary hypertension

    E

  • Electrical burns ... high blood pressure

    H

  • Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary ... death due to pulmonary hypertension

    L

  • Lead poisoning ... High blood pressure
  • Lupus ... pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure

    M

  • Metabolic Syndrome ... Hypertension
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome ... hypertension

    N

  • Nephrotic syndrome ... hypertension
  • Neurofibromatosis syndrome ... hypertension
  • Neurofibromatosis syndrome Type II ... hypertension
  • Non-diarrheal (D-) HUS syndrome ... severe high blood pressure

    O

  • Obstructive sleep apnea ... pulmonary hypertension, hypertension

    P

  • Paget's disease of bone ... hypertension
  • Physical inactivity ... hypertension
  • Pierre Robin's sequence ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Polycystic kidney disease ... hypertension
  • Polycythemia ... hypertension
  • Prehypertension ... high blood pressure
  • Primary Hyperaldosteronism ... high blood pressure
  • Pulmonary artery agenesis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary embolism ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary fibrosis /granuloma ... pulmonary hypertension

    R

  • Respiratory failure ... Pulmonary hypertension

    S

  • Scleroderma ... pulmonary hypertension, hypertension
  • Secondary Reflux ... high blood pressure
  • Silicosis ... pulmonary hypertension
  • Simple kidney cysts ... high blood pressure
  • Sleep apnea ... pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure, hypertension
  • Stress ... high blood pressure

    T

  • Turner Syndrome ... hypertension

    U

  • Urinary tract infections ... high blood pressure

    V

  • Vesicoureteral reflux ... high blood pressure
  • Vesicoureteral Reflux 1 ... high blood pressure
  • Vesicoureteral Reflux 2 ... high blood pressure

    W

  • Werner syndrome ... hypertension
  • Williams Syndrome ... hypertension

    More Information About High blood pressure

    List of 360 causes of High blood pressure

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of High blood pressure in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of High blood pressure

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause High blood pressure as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 286 drug side effect causes of High blood pressure]

    Drug interaction causes of High blood pressure:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of High blood pressure.

    • Buspirone and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
    • BuSpar and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
    • BuSpar Dividose and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
    • Bumex and chloral hydrate interaction
    • Edecrin and chloral hydrate interaction
    [See detailed list of 262 drug interaction causes of High blood pressure]

    Medical Textbooks about High blood pressure

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of High blood pressure. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about High blood pressure (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • Hypertension
    • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
    • Hypertension
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Hypertension
    • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
     

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