Knowledge about hypertension

Hypertension is an elevated blood pressure as the main performance of the clinical syndrome, divided into primary hypertension ( also called hypertension ) and secondary hypertension two categories. According to a 2002 national survey data, our country 18 years of age or older adults hypertension prevalence rate was 18.8%, and increased with age, 60 years of age or older hypertension prevalence rate of more than 40%, hypertension can be a variety of clinical manifestations of disease, hypertension or to cause cardiovascular and renal and vascular damage, cause serious consequences.

Early detection of hypertension only is the effective method of regular blood pressure measurement, 35 years of age or older people should at least once every quarter of blood pressure measurement, usually SBP ≥140mmHg and / or DBP ≥ 90mmHg, if we exclude the exercise, diet, medication effects, can be diagnosed with high blood pressure.

Due in part to the secondary high targeted treatment, the individual can be cured, thus initially diagnosed as hypertensive persons should be etiological screening, to the exclusion of secondary hypertension. At the same time on the cardiac, cerebral vascular, renal function evaluation of the status, serum lipids, glucose and other coronary heart disease risk factors.

Those diagnosed with hypertension should adhere to long-term therapy, learning self measurement of blood pressure is very important, regular blood pressure measurement, master the fluctuation of blood pressure fluctuation, and according to the use of antihypertensive drugs, can improve the curative effect, reduce the incidence of hypertensive complications.

For the treatment of hypertension, appropriate physical activity and control the dietary intake of salt and drug therapy are equally important, currently recommended daily for over an hour without any task light physical activity, such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, eight section brocade, badminton etc.. Salt intake control of salt-sensitive hypertension is more important, general hypertension will be daily salt intake control in 6 grams.

The food of adjustment is also conducive to the control of hypertension, such as celery with auxiliary hypotensive effect, Chinese cabbage, radish, hawthorn have lipid-lowering, promote defecation function, chrysanthemum tea has a goal of the function, can help to improve the symptoms of hypertension.

Traditional Chinese medicine in the stable blood pressure, reduces the amount of antihypertensive drugs have very good effect, the more valuable is a traditional Chinese medicine on hypertension induced vascular lesions have potential protective effects on metabolic disorders, also has a regulatory role. Combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment, drug and non-drug treatment can increase blood pressure ratio, convenient use, reduce treatment cost.