Type “H” hypertension, what kind of hypertension is it?
Many patients have doubts, hypertension is not just elevated blood pressure, there are many types? In fact, hypertension can be divided into many types according to its causes, and the one we are talking about today is due to the “H” that is the cause of its hypertension. What does it do to our blood pressure to make us get hypertension? ”H” is the abbreviation of the letters of homocysteine (hemocyanin) (HCY), the World Health Organization CDC CDC classification directory that the average level of fasting plasma cysteine in healthy adults in the 5-15umol/L, when the HCY level is ≥ 10umol/L, belong to the hyperHCY blood disease Hypertension with high HCY is referred to as “H-type hypertension”. Hypertension and homocysteine are closely related, so what does elevated hcy do to our blood pressure and blood vessels? Hyperhomocysteinemia, characterized by increased blood Hcy levels, is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, and is closely associated with peripheral vascular disease and cerebrovascular disease, hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, coronary artery blockage and thrombosis. Many studies have found that Hcy can damage vascular endothelial cells and trigger changes in vascular structure, leading to vascular dysfunction.
The results of many studies have shown that Hcy can damage vascular endothelial cells and lead to changes in vascular structure, leading to vascular dysfunction. Hcy activates metalloproteinases to induce collagen synthesis leading to an imbalance in the elasticity to collagen ratio and impairing vascular elasticity. The metabolites of high Hcy in the endothelium affect smooth muscle cells, leading to vascular dysfunction and causing hypertension; Hcy is metabolized in vivo to produce hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is a very strong antioxidant and vasodilator factor. When high Hcy blood, it causes hypertension and vascular disease by inhibiting cystathione-γ-synthase (CSE) causing a decrease in H2S production. Simply put, HCY impairs the elasticity of blood vessels and causes damage to the endothelium of our blood vessels. Reduced vascular elasticity leads to high systolic blood pressure and low diastolic blood pressure, and damage to the vascular endothelium makes it easy to form blood clots, and atherosclerosis, so HCY is still something to be aware of. What are the reasons for the increase of HCY? 1.
Too much methionine intake, that is, too much animal protein intake; that is to say, we usually eat too much meat, live a good life, eat too much meat, trouble follows, so we should pay attention to eat less meat. In Chinese medicine, it is said that addiction to fat and sweet causes excessive phlegm and dampness in the body, and the vertigo caused by phlegm clouding the heart is similar to this condition. 2.
Vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid intake is insufficient, especially folic acid intake is closely related; and where do folic acid and B vitamins come from? From the green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits that we eat. High homocysteine in the blood indicates that we eat less fruits and vegetables. But many people say: our family eat green leafy vegetables three meals a day, eat a lot of ah, how is still lack of folic acid? The key problem here is: our cooking habits cause our intake of folic acid is insufficient, folic acid and vitamins are not high-temperature resistant, and we are accustomed to stir-fry vegetables before eating, and in this process folic acid is destroyed, so we should eat fresh fruit, vegetables also try not to cook too cooked, so as to avoid the loss of folic acid. 3. renal insufficiency to the excretion of sulfur-containing amino acids; not out of the body to accumulate in the body damage to the human vascular endothelium, resulting in hypertensive disease. 4. Hypothyroidism; 5. Related to genetic metabolism. Therefore, people who are found to have elevated HCY in the hospital physical examination should pay attention and pay attention to changing their lifestyle habits, or better yet, consult a doctor at the hospital to seek solutions to restore their health.