Arterial hypertension

The difference between these concepts exists, and not small.

Hypertensive disease( or as it is also called essential hypertension) is a chronic disease in progress. The main cause of this disease is arterial hypertension, it is based on a genetic polygenic defect, which is the causative agent of high activity of pressor mechanisms with long-term action. If to explain in simple words, this is the biological activity of the organism, which causes the narrowing of the vessels .

Regarding other cases, here it is a question of secondary symptomatic arterial hypertension, which can be of different types:

• neurological;
• kidney;
• hypertension of pregnant women;
• hemodynamic;
• stress, etc.

Increased pressure in these very arterial hypertension is a common symptom of the underlying disease .

Arterial hypertension 1 is a precursor form of such dangerous diseases as stroke or myocardial infarction

.Methods for the treatment of hypertension are now actively developing in the world, since a large number of people are affected by this disease. Before you learn the way to treat hypertension, you need to ask what are the parameters of normal and high blood pressure.

Pressure is the most important parameter that controls the normal operation of the entire cardiovascular system. The upper indicator is systolic pressure( gives an index of pressure in the arteries, when the heart contracts and decompresses, supplying blood to the arteries).This parameter is based on the force of contraction of the heart. The lower indicator is diastolic blood pressure( a measure of pressure in the arteries, when the heart muscles are relaxed).This is an indicator of resistance in peripheral vessels. Today, regardless of age, the optimum pressure should not be higher than 140/90 mm Hg. Art.

In the treatment it is not necessary to set a goal only to lower the pressure below 140/90 mm Hg. However, all modifiable risk factors should also be corrected, this includes:

• smoking;
• alcohol;
• increase in cholesterol in the blood;
• obesity and stuff.

Also, in the presence of other diseases, first of all, they should be dealt with, for example, IHD, diabetes, etc.