Primary hypertension can be treated by lifestyle modification and medication, while secondary hypertension, which mainly involves treatment of the primary disease, can be cured and the blood pressure can be restored.
1. Primary hypertension can be treated by lifestyle intervention, such as weight reduction, reduction of sodium and fat intake, proper exercise, etc. In addition to that, certain antihypertensive drugs such as carvedilol, nifedipine, perindopril, etc. should be taken in strict compliance with the doctor’s prescription as the indications and contraindications of each drug are slightly different.
2. Secondary hypertension may be caused by renal diseases such as acute and chronic glomerulonephritis and pheochromocytoma.
(1) Acute glomerulonephritis to rest, symptomatic treatment, such as antihypertensive preferred diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, but after taking may appear low potassium symptoms, large doses will affect the metabolism of blood lipids, blood sugar. And chronic glomerulonephritis can be through captopril, valsartan and other drugs to lower blood pressure, as well as reduce the excretion of proteinuria.
(2) Pheochromocytoma originates from the adrenal medulla, most of them are benign, and surgery is the only cure.
It is recommended that people with high blood pressure should consult the doctor in time, and the doctor should clarify the cause of the disease, so as to avoid delaying the disease.