Tag: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

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Moderate exercise is also a good way to control hypertension.

Some friends with high blood pressure know that when they suffer from high blood pressure, they are like [a bolt from the blue] and have never recovered from it. They like to stay at home and say [bye bye] completely with outdoor sports. Because they think: blood pressure will rise further after exercise. How terrible is this? Maybe there is still the danger of cerebral hemorrhage? ! Is that really the case? Life lies in exercise. Hypertensive patients who insist on moderate exercise for a long time, Through the whole body muscle movement, Can make muscle blood vessel fiber gradually enlarge and thicken, The collateral vessels of the coronary artery increased, Blood flow increased, Enlarged lumen, The elasticity of the Read More …

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Blood pressure is a little higher, but it does not meet the standard of hypertension?

We know that the diagnostic standard for hypertension is that the blood pressure is higher than 140/90 mmHg, but if the blood pressure value is higher than the normal level, what if the diagnostic standard for hypertension is not met? This condition, medically called normal high, refers to the condition where systolic blood pressure (high pressure) is between 120 and 139 mmHg, and/or diastolic blood pressure (low pressure) is between 80 and 89 mmHg. According to the statistics of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 30% of the people in the United States are in this state. Although they are not hypertension patients, these people are more likely to suffer from hypertension than the average person. Moreover, Read More …

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Inexplicable dizziness? Watch out for carotid stenosis!

The most important part of the human body is what? The answers may be multifarious, but medically speaking, there will always be only two answers: heart and brain. In medicine, there are only two judgments about human death. If the heart stops beating, it will be declared dead. If the brain stops working, It is called brain death. The brain needs blood from the heart to provide nutrition for brain cells. The channel connecting these two most important organs, It is the carotid artery. Just as we can often feel our heartbeat, You can also feel the graceful and powerful rhythm of life by pressing your finger on the side of your neck. This is the result of the blood Read More …

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Chronic Heart Failure-Health Questions and Answers

A few days ago, the TV hit “Legend of Wu Mei Niang”, Let people see the real but not demonic image of the first female emperor in Chinese history. Even more, I feel that a generation of empress is nearly 80 years old and still glorious and moving. As < < New Tang Book > > said: “Although she is high in spring and autumn, she is good at painting herself, but she does not realize her decline.” It means that she is good at skin care and painting, making her youth permanent. In fact, Wu Zetian uses a facial mask called “Immortal Jade Woman Powder”. As time goes by, in the 21st century, facial mask is no longer a Read More …

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Acute Myocardial Infarction-Health Question and Answer

There is another rumor among WeChat friends that heart disease is not the culprit of cholesterol. A 25-year-old U.S. Heart surgeon in white robes also said that restricting fat intake has created a large number of obesity and diabetes patients, triggering human hope, disaster and serious economic losses. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was a hypercholesterolemic patient. The hero of World War II who galloped across the board and died of heart disease caused by hypercholesterolemia. The president’s cholesterol once became the main character of the White House press conference, arousing the world’s attention to cholesterol. Is hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease the relationship between how? Hypercholesterolemia is only one step away from coronary heart disease. A Read More …

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Hypertension crisis, what should I do?

Is what manifested when hypertension crisis occurs? Hypertensive crisis refers to a sharp rise in blood pressure within 7 days, with blood pressure exceeding 230/120 mmHg or only diastolic blood pressure exceeding 120 mmHg. Hypertension crisis often has the following manifestations: (1) blood pressure exceeding 230/120 mmHg or only diastolic blood pressure exceeding 120 mmHg; (2) Other discomfort: obvious dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, dysphoria, etc., can also occur can not see clearly, convulsions, unconsciousness. When hypertension crisis occurs, if blood pressure cannot be controlled in time and effectively, it may lead to brain and kidney damage, even aortic dissection (a blood vessel of the body is torn), and in serious cases it may directly lead to death. What should hypertension Read More …

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Learn to take blood pressure at home for the benefit of the whole family.

In the past, monitoring blood pressure control was mainly based on patients to measure blood pressure in outpatient departments of hospitals. Now, with the increasing popularity of electronic sphygmomanometers, foreign authoritative guidelines increasingly emphasize the importance of family blood pressure monitoring. Especially in our country, there are still many people who do not know and understand their blood pressure. It is even more important to do a good job in monitoring family blood pressure. It is very important to measure blood pressure at home. Earlier discovery Liu Lisheng, chairman of the China Hypertension Alliance, pointed out that there are about 300 million hypertension patients in China, and the awareness rate of hypertension is only 42.6%, which means that more than Read More …

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Hypertension

Manifestations of hypertension Most people do not feel anything after getting hypertension, which can only be found by measuring blood pressure with sphygmomanometer. Some hypertension patients may have headache, tinnitus, chest tightness and other manifestations, but these conditions are not necessarily related to hypertension. If the blood pressure has been kept within the normal range, the symptoms still exist, it is best to go to the relevant specialist to see a doctor and see if there are other problems. Treatment of hypertension 1. Better lifestyles All hypertension patients should try to control blood pressure by changing their lifestyle, including changing their eating habits, controlling sodium intake in food, increasing physical exercise, quitting smoking, etc. 2. Timely medication Drug treatment should Read More …

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Is it OK to treat hypertension and other symptoms?

Many hypertension friends will have such misunderstanding [although the blood pressure is high, there is no symptom indicating that it is not serious] [no treatment is needed, and no medicine is needed, and treatment will be carried out after symptoms and discomfort, such as headache, blushing and dizziness, are present]. Remind everyone that this idea is very dangerous! If blood pressure rises, it must be controlled early. Once many people have symptoms, it is too late to control them again. The reason is very simple: just like the water pipe in your home is leaking, do you repair it as soon as you find it leaking? Or wait until the wall skin is moldy and peeled before repairing it? Moreover, Read More …