Preventing
an uncontrolled hypertension
Uncontrolled hypertension is one of the major
health problems from which Americans suffer. This high blood pressure
is caused when the pumping blood exerts a lot of pressure on the blood
vessel walls.
If it continues to stay high, the blood vessels can be
harmed. The brain, the heart, and other important organs can also be
damaged.
One
is going to be surprised to know that about 60 million Americans are
suffering from high blood pressure. When your blood
pressure goes beyond 140 mmHg, during the systolic reading and
90 for the
diastolic reading, (which measures the pressure upon the arteries
during the beating of your heart) you can be considered to be suffering
from
hypertension.
Hypertension
Symptoms
Many doctors consider uncontrolled hypertension to be one
of the most
lethal of silent
killers, because many people do not know that they are suffering from
it. They might have headaches or even dizziness, but they do not
associate the symptoms with high blood pressure. The first symptom of
hypertension is normally a heart attack, and even kidney failure or a
stroke.
Treatment
 There are
plenty of centers where you can use multidisciplinary options and state
of art options for uncontrolled treatment. This means that
any pressure problem encompassing: cardiology, pharmacology,
nephrology,
surgery, and even endocrinology can be treated, as and when it occurs.
Also, one needs to have easy access to the latest technology for
monitoring and measuring hypertension.
Statistics say that about
one fourth of people suffering from hypertension bother about making
sure that the blood pressure is controlled properly, systematically and
adequately.
Common misconceptions
1. One may not experience any symptoms during the first stages of
uncontrolled hypertension. However, the progressive damage to all the
blood vessels due to high blood pressure is going to show up as either
a heart attack or a stroke. This type of high blood pressure can be
kept under
control through adequate blood pressure control, and optimal aggressive
treatment.
2. A hundred added to your age equals your normal systolic blood
pressure
reading. This
is definitely a myth, because a blood pressure of 180 for an
80 year old can cause him to have a stroke. The best systolic and
diastolic
combination should be lesser than 140/90 whatever your age is.
3. If your diastolic pressure is less than 90 mmHg; one can disregard
the
high systolic reading. Definitely a dangerous myth. A high systolic
reading can predict a
future imminent heart attack or a stroke.
4. Older patients suffering from uncontrolled high blood pressure do
not take
their blood pressure medicines regularly. A
definitely wrong assumption. Older patients are more conscientious
about taking their medicine, regularly. In the same manner another
wrong believe about older patients not achieving the blood pressure
target
even after treatment, is also quite false.
The majority of
the cases of uncontrolled hypertension consist of patients who are
suffering from systolic hypertension. These patients keep in frequent
contact with their health service providers, and adequate healthcare
facilities.
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