Secondary hypertension

Definition

Defined through the measurement of the blood pressure using cuff method with a sitting systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg or a sitting diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg in three consequent measurements with an identifiable cause.

Exclusions

• involving vessels of brain
• involving vessels of eye (9B78.1)

5 subordinate codes

• BA04.0Combined diastolic and systolic secondary hypertension
• BA04.1Isolated diastolic secondary hypertension
• BA04.2Isolated systolic secondary hypertension
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Hypertensive diseases

• BA00Essential hypertension
• BA01Hypertensive heart disease
• BA02Hypertensive renal disease
• BA03Hypertensive crisis