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title: "Essential Hypertension: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis"
description: "Essential hypertension is long-term high blood pressure without a single clear cause, raising stroke and heart risk; track it and get labs, no referral."
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last-updated: 2026-08-22
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# Essential Hypertension: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis

> Essential hypertension is long-term high blood pressure without a single clear cause, raising stroke and heart risk; track it and get labs, no referral.

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