Ordinary liver disease does not cause high blood pressure, but if the liver disease progresses to the point of cirrhosis, it is possible to cause an increase in blood pressure. This is mainly due to the fact that when cirrhosis occurs, the body retains water and sodium, which then leads to increased volume and pressure in the blood vessels, which can eventually cause hypertension. Hypertension caused by liver disease is usually diastolic in nature, and this type of hypertension is more sensitive to diuretics, usually drugs such as furosemide or hydrochlorothiazide, which will lower the blood pressure after the excess water in the body is removed. If ordinary liver disease has not progressed to the point of cirrhosis, it will not cause an increase in blood pressure, such as ordinary hepatitis or intrahepatic bile duct stones, or even liver cancer, these diseases do not cause hypertension.