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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) - Surgery

There is no surgical treatment for primary (essential) high blood pressure. Treatment for the various secondary causes of high blood pressure, such as narrowing of the kidney arteries or diseases of the adrenal gland, may include other medicines and/or surgery.

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Last Updated: April 24, 2007
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