What is secondary hypertension

Grade 2 hypertension is defined as having a clinically diagnosed systolic blood pressure between 160-179 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure between 100-109 mmHg. Grade 2 hypertension is more severe than grade 1 hypertension, and patients are often unable to self-adjust without targeted treatment. Patients with Grade 2 hypertension are more likely to suffer from atherosclerosis, stenosis, obstruction of cardiovascular arteries, or insufficient blood supply to the cardiovascular system, with symptoms such as tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, dizziness, and wheezing. Grade 2 hypertension belongs to moderate hypertension, patients need to be treated from both daily care and combined medication. In daily life, patients should avoid spicy, stimulating and greasy diet, and moderate walking and other exercises, avoid smoking and alcohol, and use amlodipine, irbesartan and other long-acting antihypertensive drugs under the guidance of the doctor to improve and inhibit the condition. Patients with second-degree hypertension must pay attention to their condition and go to the cardiovascular department of a regular hospital in a timely manner and receive treatment according to the doctor’s instructions, so as to avoid other serious complications caused by the long-term persistence of the condition.