Hypertension now no longer seems to be a disease of the elderly, China’s hypertension patients are getting younger and younger, the prevalence of hypertension among young men between the ages of 25 and 34 has exceeded 20 percent. Experts say that clinically young people do not take hypertension seriously and are less compliant in the treatment process. Although the incidence of hypertension is on the rise, but it is also a preventable and treatable disease, active and effective prevention and control of hypertension, can effectively prevent and curb the occurrence of cardiovascular disease.
Three things people with hypertension don’t know
Although the hypertension population is so large, but there are still do not know has high pressure, do not know how to lower blood pressure, do not know how to control pressure with drugs and other status quo, resulting in blood pressure control is not as good as it should be.
1, has high pressure: 100 million patients do not know
Among the 300 million hypertensive patients, 100 million people do not even know they have hypertension. Most others do not know what their blood pressure is, or what the normal value of blood pressure should be. Generally speaking, adults are considered to have critical hypertension when their blood pressure reaches 140/90 mm Hg. Some patients believe that critical hypertension does not require treatment. In fact, this mild hypertension, if not treated in a timely manner, will also be harmful to the organism and has a tendency to develop further.
2, anti-high pressure: do not know that weight loss and salt reduction can lower blood pressure
For obese people, weight loss of 5% to 10% can be beneficial to the control of blood pressure. Experts suggest that for heavy people, change salt to low sodium salt, reduce the amount of salt to half of the original, it can be beneficial to reduce blood pressure. But it is this simple method of controlling blood pressure that many patients are not aware of. In fact, it is a level that is relatively easy to achieve and maintain over time. The key is that just one such change can have health benefits.
3.Lowering high pressure: I don’t know the “one sip of water, one pill” medication method
Why is it so difficult to reach the blood pressure target? The main reason is that most patients have chronic diseases such as diabetes in addition to high blood pressure, so they take a lot of medication, easy to miss, and it is difficult to use the medication strictly. This is very detrimental to lowering blood pressure. To reduce pressure, you have to fight continuously and stick to your medication. The simplest is: a sip of water, a piece of medicine, a single tablet compound has become a new trend in the treatment of hypertension, compared with increasing the dose of a single drug, a single tablet compound antihypertensive drugs stronger effect, less adverse reactions.
Prevention and treatment of hypertension but also to correct the following five myths
1, the faster to lower blood pressure the better
Most patients with hypertension should gradually lower their blood pressure to the target level within weeks to months according to their condition. Younger, shorter duration patients, lowering the speed of blood pressure can be faster; but the elderly, longer duration or patients with complications, lowering the speed of blood pressure should be slower.
2, Western medicine has many adverse reactions, long-term use of the body harmful
All drugs may have adverse reactions, relatively speaking, the incidence of commonly used antihypertensive drugs are very low, the majority of patients can take long-term. Even if there are adverse reactions, do not stop or reduce the drug, you should consult your doctor.
3, do not measure blood pressure, rely on the feeling to assess their blood pressure situation
High blood pressure is known as the “silent killer”, usually without any symptoms. People who are older should have their blood pressure checked regularly, even if they do not feel uncomfortable.
4, blood pressure down to the target value is a cure
There are no drugs that can cure hypertension, and taking antihypertensive drugs and having your blood pressure drop to normal does not mean that the disease is cured. Once you stop taking medication, or encounter excessive fatigue, tension and emotional excitement, blood pressure will rise again.
5, as long as you adhere to take antihypertensive drugs can be, do not need to go to the hospital regularly to review.
Patients with hypertension who have been taking medication for a long time should still measure their blood pressure frequently and go to the hospital regularly for some necessary checks. In addition to adjusting the medication according to the blood pressure control, the doctor will also do some other tests in order to understand the situation of each organ.