Factors associated with hypertension

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The article was professionally consulted by Dr. Tran Quoc Tuan - Emergency Medicine Doctor - Emergency Resuscitation Department - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital. Doctor Tran Quoc Tuan has more than 12 years of experience in emergency resuscitation.
Hypertension is a fairly common disease today, related to an increase in the body's arterial blood pressure. This is a chronic but very dangerous disease and can leave some serious complications for the patient. For effective treatment, finding the cause of high blood pressure plays a very important role.

1. What is hypertension?

Hypertension is defined as a disease caused by an increase in blood pressure in the body against the walls of blood vessels, causing a number of effects on the patient's health, especially some important organs such as the heart, According to some studies, the blood pressure index of a normal adult is 120/80 mmHg, if it exceeds this threshold, it is considered high blood pressure. Hypertension is classified into 2 types as follows:
Primary hypertension: This is hypertension with no known cause, also known as essential hypertension, accounting for the majority of hypertensive diseases. pressure. Some of the risk factors for this type of high blood pressure are older age, which makes the vascular wall become fibrous and no longer elastic, easily leading to increased blood pressure in the vessel wall, having a family member with the disease is also a risk factor. common, some diseases affect such as diabetes, obesity, the body absorbs too much salt, or people from Africa, the Caribbean... Secondary hypertension: This is a low blood pressure type. more common, accounting for only about 5%-10% of cases of high blood pressure. This is high blood pressure that has a definite cause and is often caused by other conditions in the body.

2. Causes of high blood pressure

Some of the most common causes of high blood pressure include:
Weight gain, obesity: This is a very important cause of high blood pressure. To reduce this condition, patients need to maintain their weight at a stable level by eating scientifically and having a regular exercise regimen. When you have high blood pressure and obesity, the risk of cardiovascular damage is very high. Aging: This is the main cause of high blood pressure. As we age, the vessel wall no longer has a stable structure as before, but it will lose its elasticity, thereby increasing the pressure of the blood on the vessel wall, causing high blood pressure. High blood pressure due to old age is often difficult to detect clinical symptoms, so patients need to actively check blood pressure regularly to diagnose the disease in time. Smoking: Smoking will narrow the walls of the blood vessels, leading to a significant decrease in the amount of oxygen delivered to the vessel walls, and at the same time the heart will also work harder, leading to high blood pressure. Some signs that a patient has high blood pressure due to smoking are vomiting, body fatigue.

Diets high in fat, especially saturated fat, make the risk of high blood pressure more common. High-salt diet: When the body takes in more salt than the body can tolerate, it requires more water to balance the concentration of the body fluids. When the body is brought in a lot of water, the pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels also increases, causing high blood pressure. In addition, table salt also makes the cardiovascular system and kidneys of the body more sensitive to the substance that causes high blood pressure, which is adrenaline. Some of the dangerous and potentially fatal complications of this condition are stroke and heart attack. Children who eat a lot of salt will also experience childhood hypertension, which is one of the factors leading to hypertension later in life. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the amount of salt in daily food at a level just enough for the body's absorption.

3. Symptoms of high blood pressure

Symptoms of high blood pressure are usually quite limited, with few aggressive clinical manifestations. For patients diagnosed with hypertension, the systolic reading will be greater than 140 mmHg and the diastolic reading will be greater than 90 mmHg.
In addition, some symptoms of high blood pressure when the patient has a hypertensive crisis are severe headache, nervousness, palpitations, increased heart rate, decreased vision, signs of double vision, sadness. vomiting, vomiting, dizziness, lightheadedness... In addition to these symptoms, the patient has no clear signs, so the diagnosis of hypertension is difficult and complicated. To be able to diagnose hypertension as early as possible, the best way is for patients to have their blood pressure checked periodically at reputable medical facilities and should not wait until the symptoms of high blood pressure appear. Only now come for examination and treatment. If the disease is detected and diagnosed early, the treatment of high blood pressure is very effective and the possibility of dangerous complications for the patient is also reduced. In addition, maintaining a balanced life and having good living habits will also help prevent this disease.

The causes of hypertension are diverse and are of great value in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Although the symptoms of the disease are not obvious, but high blood pressure is one of the very dangerous chronic diseases, seriously affecting the patient's health and can lead to death. Therefore, it is necessary to detect and control high blood pressure carefully so as not to lead to unwanted complications.
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