Secondary hypertension can be treated with antihypertensive drugs, but secondary hypertension is often caused by certain established diseases or etiologies, and the treatment should be directed at the primary disease first. There are many types of antihypertensive drugs, and different drugs should be chosen for different causes of secondary hypertension, and patients need to take the drugs under the guidance of a physician.
1. Secondary hypertension is also known as symptomatic hypertension, which can be triggered by more than 50 kinds of diseases with elevated blood pressure. Clinically, the treatment of secondary hypertension is based on the treatment of the primary disease.
2. If the primary lesion cannot be eliminated temporarily, blood pressure can be regulated by taking antihypertensive drugs, such as amlodipine, etc. However, patients should follow the doctor’s instructions on the choice of antihypertensive drugs to avoid drug abuse.
Patients with symptoms related to secondary hypertension should go to the hospital in a timely manner for examination, to clarify the specific causes of the disease, and cooperate with the physician to carry out targeted treatment, and should not blindly take antihypertensive drugs, so as not to cause adverse reactions.