Secondary High Blood Pressure
Secondary high blood pressure develops as a result of an underlying health condition. It usually develops more rapidly than primary high blood pressure and can be more life-threatening. Many health conditions can cause high blood pressure. Some of them are discussed here:
Congenital Heart Disease
Although high blood pressure is more common in older adults, it may affect children due to several health problems such as congenital heart disease [9]. Congenital heart disease refers to heart defects a person was born with. There a many types of congenital heart disease. One is due to a narrowing of the aorta, the main blood vessel carrying blood out of the heart. Pulmonary arterial hypertension [10] is a common complication in people with congenital cardiac shunts.