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What is secondary hypertension?
Hypertension in the presence of an identifiable underlying cause
What is a characteristic of secondary hypertension?
It has an identifiable underlying cause
What is the opposite of secondary hypertension?
Primary hypertension
Why is it important to identify the underlying cause of secondary hypertension?
To treat the underlying cause and control hypertension
What is the primary difference between secondary hypertension and primary hypertension?
Their underlying causes
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