Hypertension Causes

Blood pressure tends to rise with age, unless take steps to prevent or control it. Several factors can contribute to the cause of hypertension.

Common causes of hypertension

• Narrowing of the arteries, 
• More than normal volume of blood, or Heart beating faster or more forcefully than it should.
• Some medical problems, such as - chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease and sleep apnea.
• Some medicines, such as asthma medicines and cold-relief products.
• 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. Hypertensive blood pressure might also be caused by another medical problem. Most of the time, the cause is not known. Although hypertensive blood pressure usually cannot be cured, in most cases it can be prevented and controlled.