What does adrenal hypertension mean?

  Adrenal hypertension is a type of secondary hypertension caused by an increase in adrenal hormones.  Hypertension can be divided into primary hypertension and secondary hypertension. Primary hypertension has a difficult to define cause, while hypertension with a very clear cause is called secondary hypertension. The mechanism of adrenal hypertension is an increased secretion of adrenal hormones such as aldosterone and cortisol, which leads to an increase in blood pressure in patients. The symptoms of hypertension can be relieved after the cause of such secondary hypertension is eliminated.  The main symptoms of patients are as follows: 1. Patients with adrenal hypertension generally have higher blood pressure than primary hypertension.  2. Fluctuating changes in blood pressure: Adrenal hormones are affected by the endocrine system and are released in a rhythmic and fluctuating manner, thus causing a sharp increase in blood pressure in patients.  3.Other concomitant symptoms: Due to the influence of hormones, patients may experience weakness of limbs, syncope, centripetal obesity and other symptoms. Paralysis of limbs is due to increased secretion of aldosterone; weakness of limbs and syncope are caused by low blood potassium; centripetal obesity shows slender limbs and fat accumulation in the abdomen and back, which is caused by increased cortisol.  When middle-aged and young people have sudden and severe hypertension, the possibility of adrenal hypertension needs to be excluded.