Blood pressure tends to rise with age, unless take steps to prevent or control it. Several factors can contribute to the cause of hypertension.
Causes of hypertension
- Narrowing of the arteries,
- More than normal volume of blood, or heart beating faster or forcefully than it should.
- Some medical problems - chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, and sleep apnea
- Some medicines - asthma and cold-relief medications
- In some women, blood pressure can rises if they use birth control pills, become pregnant, or take hormone-replacement therapy.
Any of these conditions will cause increased blood pressure against the artery walls. Another medical condition may also cause hypertensive blood pressure. Most of the time, the cause is not known. Although hypertensive blood pressure cannot cure, in most cases, you can prevent or control it.