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Systolic Hypertension
Definition: The increase in systolic blood pressure without a concomitant increase in diastolic blood pressure is the systolic hypertension.
Etiology :
1. Decreased elasticity of the aorta due arteriosclerosis aorta (most common cause).
2. Increased cardiac output due to the presence of fever, anemia, thyrotoxicosis, hyperkinetic heart syndrome, arteriovenous fistula, Paget’s disease, beriberi or anxiety.
3. Increased stroke volume due to aortic insufficiency or complete heart block
4. Coarctation.
Symptoms :
The symptoms, if any, are produced by underlying disease and not dependent arterial hypertension per se.
Signs :
The systolic hypertension is characterized by persistently elevated systolic blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »
The Antihypertensive Reduces Vascular Risk?
What is the most antihypertensive therapy protects the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system? Have talked about names in cardiology authoritative speakers at the symposium “Optimizing to hypertensive therapy reduces cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks” of the ESC Congress 2005 which was held in Stockholm.
The antihypertensive reduces vascular risk?
Once again in this authoritative occasion was highlighted as the main goal of treatment of hypertensive disease should not be considered the sole reduction of blood pressure to reach the target values recommended by recent guidelines, but a significant decrease risk of vascular disease of the heart, brain and related systems.
Although the last major international trials have however shown a significant reduction of vascular risk in correlation to a reduction in blood pressure in hypertensive patients, Bryan Williams, professor at the University of Leicester, in the first speech of the symposium, it was initially asked whether all types of medication available today are just as effective, not only in reducing blood pressure, but also in the entity of the reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk. Read the rest of this entry »
Hypertension Therapy
Arriva therapy for resistant hypertension unresponsive to medication. It is a biotech therapy, the ‘Rheos Baroreflex Activation Therapy’ (BAT), which give ‘on those who suffer from this disorder higher quality’ and life expectancy. The first patients to benefit will be those of Lombardy, Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, but by the end of 2010, will be ‘extended to other regions and in Europe.
“The purpose of the Bat – said prof. Gianfranco Parati, head of cardiology Auxologico Institute, Milan – via a pacemaker is electrically stimulate the carotid baroreceptors, and that is one of the most important mechanisms involved in regulating blood pressure. Their stimulation reduces sympathetic nerve activity and leads to vasodilation and slow heart rate, and consequently a reduction in blood pressure.
Medical Treatment of Hypertension
In a person who is doing well, treatment of hypertension designed to prevent possible damage to organs in the coming years, as the heart, brain, kidneys or eyes. When these bodies are already suffering, treatment of hypertension is very important. In people with diabetes, treatment goals are higher because the risk of complications is increased.
In cases of mild hypertension, adopt lifestyles more healthy, as described below, is usually sufficient to normalize blood pressure.
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What Causes Hypertension?
Hypertension affects roughly 20% of the adult population. Studies in France show that about 7 million of hypertensive subjects. High blood pressure can occur in children, but especially after 50 years as hypertension becomes common. After age 70, a subject on two was hypertensive.
Some population groups are at greater risk of hypertension in subjects with parental hypertension, obese subjects, black subjects, patients with diabetes, patients with kidney disease and patients with artery disease.
What causes hypertension?
In most cases, no cause is found appears when hypertension. Doctors call this illness essential hypertension. In some cases, hypertension may be due to kidney disease, a hyperfunction of the adrenal gland, or excessive rigidity of the arteries.
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What is hypertension?
Blood pressure is the force that allows blood flow to the heart throughout the body.
When the heart contracts, blood pressure is maximum. This value is called systolic pressure, it is the figure measurably higher.
When the heart relaxes between beats, blood pressure is minimal. This value is called diastolic pressure, it is the figure measurably lower.
How blood pressure is measured?
Blood pressure is measured by placing an inflatable cuff around the arm and detecting the systolic and diastolic pressure, or by detection of arterial sounds (auscultatory method) or by detection of arterial oscillations (oscillometric method).
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What is It White Coat Hypertension?
With this name the doctors referred patients with high blood figures in the office but normal when viewed at home. What of “white coat” comes from the distinctive that all doctors and nurses have been in their jobs.
It might seem that this is a rare problem, but in clinical practice is something you find with some regularity, experts say.
The causes are often anxious type. The person who comes to consultation, already knows that he will talk about an important issue for her health. As in any situation “threatening” or generating an alarm, the body releases a series of blood hormones and several substances whose mechanism of action includes the contraction of blood vessels. Consequently, blood pressure rises.
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High Blood Pressure Vulnerable Forgets
High blood pressure vulnerable forgets lasting results recently, that someone with high blood diseases are believed to potentially affected by memory problems in middle age. However, the same thing does not occur in individuals who do not suffer from high blood diseases.
The study also noted other facts that suggested a link between high blood with Dementia (changes in emotional state) which potentially leads to alzeimer disease. Not only that, the researchers also obtained the facts which the people with high blood diseases potentially experiencing acute dementia and other psychological problems up to be a sign of mild mental damage.
Georgios Tsivgoulis, Head of research team from the University of Alabama, U.S., said the high blood diseases are possible to be prevented or treated. Similarly with mild mental damage which the early symptoms of Dementia.
Alternative Therapies for Hypertension
This problem is experienced by many people and can damage many parts of the body significantly, high blood pressure is consistently measuring blood pressure levels above 85 minimum and 140 maximum. If these figures are shown in isolation is not worrying, but if they have repeatedly should seek medical advice.
One way to treat it is homeopathy is a natural medicine developed by the comprehensive treatment that takes account of factors both physical and emotional ones.
Seeds, pumpkin seeds are good, they should remove the skin and eat a tablespoon per day, since the amount of omega 3 and 6 help to lower cholesterol and control blood pressure.
Hypertension Treatment with Diet
Salt restriction and weight reduction
The excess salt in the diet causes fluid retention and increased BP. To lower the TA, the first step is to reduce total salt intake (including that contained in the bread, broth concentrates, prepared foods, etc..) To a smaller amount of a teaspoon a day.
The daily requirement of salt are about half a gram a day (half teaspoon), but in a normal Western diet is consumed eight times that amount, not only in salt shaker, but also snacks, cheeses, cold cuts, condiments, soups envelope.