The Brain is the cause of High Blood Pressure

[blueberrypie]

The brain and not the heart is responsible for high blood pressure, new research has claimed

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....4&in_a_source=

[Gizmo says -]

it is all about the eart, macca.

[doc_fofo]

THANKS for this information

[Mattie]

Hey,
Be careful. Remember this is only one paper and the findings are controversial so you can set this in stone. We don't know whether it was published in a reputal paper.
It might be a really exciting new discovery but just be careful not to jump to conclusions... medicine is highly evidence based now and one paper won't change clinical practice.

[fatenfarid]

there are many causes for high blood pressur
1-renal ischemia
2-renal a rtery stenosis
3-pheochromocytoma.......

[Gizmo says -]

and renal in general macca hehe

[yeliab_cram]

I wouldn't listen too hard to the metro's interpretation of scientific research. Sounds to me like the study findings suggest generalised vascular endothelial inflammation as a cause for hypertension - which is not really against current thinking, just an ajunct. If you have generalised vascular inflammation, this leads to atherosclerotic plaque formation, a reduction in vessel lumen diameter and hence higher pressures in the system.

[awa733]

Very much similar to Cushing phenomenon...