Saturday, January 12, 2008

Hypertension patients should insist on controlling blood pressure

According to the 1999 World Health Organization and the International Society of Hypertension jointly published the latest guide to the treatment of hypertension, adults with normal blood pressure as a systolic blood pressure less than 135 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure less than 85 mm Hg. Hypertension will damage long-term heart, brain, kidney and other vital organs, complications, but also serious life-threatening. Long-term hypertension can lead to cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral artery spasm-prone micro or thromboembolism, severe cerebral hemorrhage may occur (haemorrhagic stroke) or cerebral thrombosis (ischemic stroke), resulting in paralysis of limbs patients, Language barriers, or even death. Long-term hypertension can lead to heart coronary arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease caused angina, hypertension can also cause heart disease, congestive heart failure. Another long-term hypertension is extremely important consequence is that the cause renal dysfunction, and ultimately renal failure that uremia. Many research shows that the organization -- the renin angiotensin system activity increased angiotensin II levels increased, sustained increases in blood pressure and lead to heart, brain, kidney and other vital organs of complications of the culprit. Hypertensive patients adhere to long-term control of blood pressure is very necessary. Adhere to take anti-hypertensive drugs to control blood pressure in systolic blood pressure below 140 mm Hg, diastolic pressure below 90 mm Hg, can significantly reduce the mortality rate of complications. Angiotensin II receptor antagonists are a new class of anti-hypertension drugs, valsartan (Diovan), to be the representative of such drugs. Valsartan can be completely blocked with angiotensin II type I receptor, the combination thereby completely eliminate angiotensin II-induced vasoconstriction and played vascular expansion, lower blood pressure, delaying and angiotensin II lead to reversal of the heart and vascular remodeling, but also completely protect heart, brain, kidney and other vital organs. Patients with hypertension should be under the guidance of doctors to choose suitable for the anti-hypertension drugs, a long-term, rules to use; Meanwhile, scientific organization of work and life, ensure adequate sleep a day, in the appropriate sports, this will be long-term control of blood pressure in the normal range.

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