Kidney Hormones And High Blood Pressure. The kidneys also produce hormones that affect the function of other organs. So they respond by releasing hormones that stimulate the body to retain sodium and water.
By amy norton healthday reporter. Damaged blood vessels may stiffen and that increases the risk of high blood pressure. The kidneys remove waste products and excess water from the body and so help to regulate blood pressure.
Secondary hypertension is due to other diseases such as kidney disease cushing syndrome obstructive sleep apnea and primary aldosteronism.
If your kidneys blood vessels are damaged they may no longer work properly. The narrowing reduces blood flow. So they respond by releasing hormones that stimulate the body to retain sodium and water. The increased blood volume helps stretch the heart muscle and causes it to generate more pressure with each beat thereby increasing the blood pressure.