Wang Shi, Department of Geriatrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Primary Hypertension
Secondary hypertension
Age
Prevalent in middle-aged and elderly
Prevalent in young people
Family history
Yes
No
Risk factors
Hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, obesity
May not have
Intra-arterial plaque
Primary disease
None
secondary to pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism
Cushing’s syndrome, renal artery stenosis
aortic stenosis, multiple aortitis
Treatment
Antihypertensive drugs are effective
Antihypertensive drugs are ineffective, need to treat the original disease