Introduction: Nowadays, hypertension can be said to be a chronic disease with a very high prevalence, is also the most important risk factor for stroke , heart disease, kidney disease and death. . The number of hypertensive patients in my country has exceeded 320 million, and it is on the rise. The form is not optimistic. As a common chronic disease, there is currently no cure for hypertension. The cause of is caused by various factors.
For lifelong diseases such as hypertension, early detection, early treatment, and lifelong treatment. has great benefits in preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and other targeted organ damage.
This can also be said that the prevention of hypertension is greater than the treatment, but now the awareness rate of hypertension in my country is only 51.86%, and the cure rate is particularly low. This means that about half of patients with hypertension do not understand their own diseases.
What are the factors that induce hypertension?
Age
Hypertension This disease is often found in middle-aged and elderly people over 40 years old. As the body grows older, the body gradually weakens with age, and the organs are no longer as healthy and energetic as they were when they were young.
Compared with young people, middle-aged and elderly people are more likely to experience blood vessel blockage, which is also a risk factor that induces the occurrence of hypertension.
Genetic factors
High blood pressure has a certain hereditary nature. If parents have high blood pressure, The chances of children developing high blood pressure will be higher than that of ordinary people.
Of course, this is not an absolute thing . If descendants adhere to good living and eating habits in daily life, it will help reduce the incidence of hypertension.
Bad living habits
In addition, long-term diets such as high-salt diets and high-fat diets, will easily disrupt the body fluid balance and accelerate blood vessel aging, resulting in the problem of increased blood pressure.
What are the harms of hypertension to the human body?
affects life span
affects the brain
When blood pressure rises sharply, it is easy to cause cerebral blood vessel rupture. This problem of can easily cause cerebral hemorrhage problems.
affects the heart
When the blood pressure level rises, the heart's contraction resistance will increase. If the heart is under a high load for a long time, working will easily lead to cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, and will easily affect heart health.
affects the kidney
Long-term increase in blood pressure can easily lead to renal arteriosclerosis, and in severe cases, may even lead to renal failure.
When measuring blood pressure, should I measure the left arm or the right arm?
If the blood pressure is measured for the first time in patients with hypertension, is recommended to measure the left brachial artery and the right brachial artery, which means that the blood pressure data of both upper limbs needs to be measured.
Most of the time, we will test the blood pressure of the patient's right brachial artery , because most patients have about 10~20 mmHg higher than the left brachial artery blood pressure.
. In actual clinical practice, patients with are generally diagnosed with high values as the standard. Are there any hypertension at present? Are there any abnormal blood pressure problems?
If the patient is mainly high on the left side of the blood pressure, the patient's left brachial artery blood pressure can be measured. However, some patients have large arteritis on the left or right side or one side of the patient's limbs. It is not recommended to test it at this time, otherwise it will affect the credibility of blood pressure.
Blood pressure is the blood flowing in the blood vessels. The pressure measurement of the blood vessel walls is measured. The blood pressure of various blood vessels in the circulatory system is different, so there are arterial blood pressure, venous blood pressure and capillary blood pressure.
When blood pressure is measured, it refers to arterial blood pressure. In medicine, the brachial artery blood pressure measured in the upper arm represents the aortic blood pressure. Under normal circumstances, the blood pressure of the right arm of is closer to the aortic pulse pressure than the left arm blood pressure.
So when measuring blood pressure, it is recommended that you choose the right arm first. Generally, when normal, the blood pressure measured by the left arm is lower than that of the right arm, about 12 to 20 mmHg, and the specific measurement should be based on the actual measurement value of the doctor.
Doctor reminds: If you don’t understand this knowledge, it may be equivalent to the white test
Do not take antihypertensive drugs before measurement
Although medical technology has made great progress and development, it is actually impossible to cure the problem of hypertension. Once hypertension occurs , you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication for life.
But here I would like to remind everyone that it is best not to take to use antihypertensive drugs before measuring blood pressure, because after taking the medicine, your blood pressure can be significantly reduced. This will lead to the measurement results of your own is not very standard.
Adjust the mood
If you are always nervous before measuring blood pressure, will also easily increase blood pressure, which will be detrimental to the stability and observation of the condition.
The best time to measure blood pressure
The best time to measure blood pressure is within one hour after getting up in the morning, or before going to bed at night. If you measure in the morning, , it is recommended to urinate within one hour after getting up.
If you measure your blood pressure at night, you need to measure it before going to bed. can better get accurate results.
Multiple measurements
Blood pressure is very unstable for patients with hypertension. The blood pressure value will fluctuate very greatly during the day. It is possible that will have an increase or decrease before and after meals.
If you want to more accurately judge the recovery status of your condition, you can buy an blood pressure monitor and to measure your blood pressure multiple times a day.
This way you can better understand your blood pressure . Once abnormal situations occur, you should seek medical examination as soon as possible.
Reading extension: A finger grabs it to help reduce blood pressure
This method is proposed by a Canadian doctor , and is also used by the American Heart Association as an auxiliary means to improve blood pressure.
When you move, you need to use a grip device, hold it with the maximum grip for two minutes, then rest for about one minute, repeat twice each of your hands. If you don’t have this fitness equipment at home, you can use a towel:
- First fold a towel into a square, and then roll it up from one end to form a stick shape;
- hold the towel slightly hard without all the strength, just 1/3 of the strength is enough;
- hold for two consecutive minutes, and then take a rest for another minute;
But here I would like to remind everyone that although this method can help stabilize blood pressure, it cannot replace the drug for treatment.
Conclusion: For all the friends in front of the screen, I wonder if you have any problems with hypertension? Do you have any other opinions on how to measure blood pressure? You might as well leave a message in the comment section below to discuss.
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