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In industrialized countries 10% of the population suffer from elevated blood pressure (diastolic ≥ 95 mmHg, systolic ≥ 60 mmHg - WHO). Arterio-/arterioloscerosis, parenchymal changes of the kidney, pheochromocytoma, coarctation of the aorta, and elevated intracranial pressure (Cushing response) are known to be conditions that induce and maintain arterial hypertension (HTN) in about 10% of the cases. Idiopathic arterial HTN or essential HTN is diagnosed in the other 90% of patients with HTN, in whom the etiology remains unclear (WHO).
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Naraghi, R., Gaab, M.R., Walter, G.F. (1989). Neurovascular Compression as a Cause of Essential Hypertension: A Microanatomical Study. In: Frowein, R.A., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Head Injuries. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74279-8_30
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