High blood pressure facts

High blood pressure facts

 

High blood pressure (hypertension) is designated as essential (primary) hypertension, and secondary hypertension and is defined as one constant high blood pressure more than 140/90 mm Hg.

High blood pressure is called "the silent killer" because it does not often cause no symptoms for many years, even decades, until finally damage critical organs.

At the end of poorly controlled blood pressure can cause damage to blood vessels in the eye, a thickening of the muscle and heart attacks, hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis), kidney failure, heart and stroke.

More antihypertensive drugs may be used alone or in combination. Some are only used in combination. Some are better than others in certain medical situations. And some are not used (contraindicated) in other situations.

Several classes of antihypertensive drugs are available, including ACE inhibitors, ARB drugs, beta-blockers, diuretics, calcium channel blockers, peripheral vasodilators and alpha blockers.

The goal of treatment for hypertension, lower your blood pressure below 140/85 in the general population and to even lower levels in people with diabetes, African Americans and people with chronic kidney disease.

High blood pressure (hypertension) during pregnancy may cause pre-eclampsia or eclampsia (toxemia of pregnancy). Pregnant women should be monitored closely by the obstetrician to the complications of high blood pressure.

Adjustments in diet and exercise lifestyle and respect for drug plans are important factors in the determination of results for people suffering from high blood pressure....

High salt, obesity, lack of regular exercise, alcohol abuse or consumption of coffee and smoking can affect the prospects for the health of a person with high blood pressure.