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'''Hypertension''' is very common and affects multiple organs. Clinically, it is usually classified as primary (idiopathic) and secondary. | '''Hypertension''', also '''high blood pressure''', is very common and affects multiple organs. Clinically, it is usually classified as primary (idiopathic) and secondary. | ||
Hypertensive crisis, if untreated, is associated with damage to the [[brain]], [[heart]], [[eye]] and [[kidney]]s.<ref name=pmid19899722>{{cite journal |author=Janota T |title=[Hypertensive crisis--the present view] |language=Czech |journal=Cas. Lek. Cesk. |volume=148 |issue=8 |pages=370–3 |year=2009 |pmid=19899722 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | Hypertensive crisis, if untreated, is associated with damage to the [[brain]], [[heart]], [[eye]] and [[kidney]]s.<ref name=pmid19899722>{{cite journal |author=Janota T |title=[Hypertensive crisis--the present view] |language=Czech |journal=Cas. Lek. Cesk. |volume=148 |issue=8 |pages=370–3 |year=2009 |pmid=19899722 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||