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Hypertension

In medicine, hypertension refers to the problem of abnormally high blood pressure. There are three types of hypertension, namely:

1. arterial hypertension - with an elevated blood pressure in the systemic circulation
2. pulmonary hypertension - with an elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation, both see circulatory system
3. portal hypertension with an elevated blood pressure in the portocaval system

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