Catalog

Essential (primary) hypertension, unspecified, without mention of hypertensive crisis

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Link to WHO Definition

Essential (primary) hypertension, unspecified, without mention of hypertensive crisis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1160249934

Essential (primary) hypertension, accounting for 95% of all cases of hypertension, is defined as high blood pressure for which a secondary cause cannot be found. [Hurst, P1550].