Hypertension may be associated with glomerulonephritis, hyperthyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome, renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma and other diseases.
1. Glomerulonephritis: Glomerulonephritis will damage the kidney filtration membrane, the patient’s body water and sodium retention, blood volume increases, and the symptoms of hypertension will appear.
2. Hyperthyroidism: thyroid hormone increases in patients with hyperthyroidism, and thyroid hormone can cause sympathetic nerve excitation, which will increase myocardial contractility and increase cardiac output, and patients will develop hypertension.
3. Cushing’s syndrome: Cushing’s syndrome patients with increased secretion of glucocorticoids, glucocorticoids can lead to sodium and water retention, the formation of hypertension.
4. Renal artery stenosis: renal artery stenosis will lead to reduced blood flow to the kidneys, promoting aldosterone secretion, causing sodium retention, patients will develop hypertension.
5. Pheochromocytoma: Pheochromocytoma will stimulate the body to release more adrenaline or norepinephrine intermittently or continuously, thus causing secondary hypertension.
If the patient has high blood pressure, he should consult the doctor as soon as possible to clarify the cause of the disease and actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment.