Cardiologist Teaches 9 Secrets to Prevent High Blood Pressure

In addition to being a silent disease, hypertension is a risk factor for serious health conditions. Find out how to prevent it

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a disease that attacks the blood vessels and can affect the functioning of several organs, such as the heart, brain, and kidneys. In fact, without proper diagnosis and treatment, the condition can be fatal.

When measuring blood pressure, ideally the markers should be close to 120-80 mmHg. However, when the number is equal to or greater than 140 by 90 mmHg, the patient is considered to have high blood pressure.

And the big problem is that hypertension usually doesn’t cause any major symptoms. According to Dr. Celso Amodeo, sleep cardiologist and hypertension specialist at Hcor, we call the disease the ‘silent enemy’ because it causes damage to the body without showing any signs.

“According to the Ministry of Health, approximately 300,000 deaths are recorded each year in Brazil due to heart and brain diseases. Due to these conditions, we can certify that 80% of deaths are due to cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) and 60% to cardiac ones. The myocardial attacks were caused by high blood pressure”, reveals the cardiologist.

9 Tips to Prevent High Blood Pressure

With the high risks in mind, Dr. Amodeo teaches 9 ways to avoid developing hypertension. Check out:

1. Maintain a healthy, balanced diet;
2. Consume little salt;
3. Do physical exercises;
4. Do not smoke;
5. Reduce your intake of alcoholic beverages;
6. Get good quality sleep;
7. Use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs only under medical prescription;
8. Avoid the contraceptive pill;
9. Avoid nasal sprays with vasoconstrictors.

Diagnosis

But, even if you follow all these recommendations to the letter, it is still possible that, for some other reason, your body may develop high blood pressure. Therefore, the requests Doctors and tests are essential to identify a possible problem early and increase the chances of reversing the condition.

“We have cases of nocturnal hypertension, during sleep, which also entails an increase in cardiovascular risk for patients, even when blood pressure upon awakening is within acceptable values. Due to the different causes of arterial hypertension, management is based on multiple drugs that act on different systems of the body”, concludes Dr. Amodeo.

Source: Terra

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