A brief information about Anti-Hypertension ● What is hypertension? ● Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. It can lead to severe health complications and increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and sometimes death. ● Blood pressure is the force that a person’s blood exerts against the walls of their blood vessels. This pressure depends on the resistance of the blood vessels and how hard the heart has to work. The exact causes of high blood pressure are not known, but several things may play a role, including: 1. Smoking 2. Being overweight or obese 3. Lack of physical activity 4. Too much salt in the diet 5. Too much alcohol consumption (more then 1 to 2 drinks per day) 6. Stress 7. Older age 8. Genetics 9. Family history of high blood pressure 10. Chronic kidney disease 11. Adrenal and thyroid disorders 12. Sleep apnea Symptoms ● Most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms, even if blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels. ● A few people with high blood pressure may have headaches, shortness of breath, or nosebleeds, but these signs and symptoms aren't specific and usually don't occur until high blood pressure has reached a severe or life-threatening stage Risk factors ● Age. The risk of high blood pressure increases as you age. Until about age 64, high blood pressure is more common in men. Women are more likely to develop high blood pressure after age 65. ● Drinking too much alcohol. Over time, heavy drinking can damage your heart. Having more than one drink a day for women and more than two drinks a day for men may affect your blood pressure. ● Stress. High levels of stress can lead to a temporary increase in blood pressure. If you try to relax by eating more, using tobacco or drinking alcohol, you may only increase problems with high blood pressure. ● Too much salt (sodium) in your diet ● Too little potassium in your diet ● Being overweight or obese ● Not being physically active ● Family history ● And more Hypertension can cause kidney damage, leading to kidney failure. A review of current trends shows that the the number of adults with hypertension increased from 594 million in 1975 to 1.13 billion in 2015, with the increase seen largely in low- and middle-income countries. This increase is due mainly to a rise in hypertension risk factors in those populations. Prevention Reducing salt intake (to less than 5g daily) Eating more fruit and vegetables Being physically active on a regular basis Avoiding the use of tobacco Reducing alcohol consumption Limiting the intake of foods high in saturated fats Eliminating/reducing trans fats in the diet TREATMENTS Type of drug used to treat high blood pressure.

2. Introduction What causes high blood pressure ?
● What is hypertension ?
● Hypertension is another name for high blood
pressure. It can lead to severe health
complications and increase the risk of heart
disease, stroke, and sometimes death.
● Blood pressureis the forcethat a person’s blood
exerts against the walls of their blood vessels.
This pressure depends on the resistance of the
blood vessels and how hard the heart has to
work.
The exact causes of high blood pressure are not
known, butseveral things may play a role, including:
1. Smoking
2. Being overweightor obese
3. Lack of physicalactivity
4. Too much salt in the diet
5. Too much alcohol consumption (morethan 1
to 2 drinks per day)
6. Stress
7. Older age
8. Genetics
9. Family history of high blood pressure
10. Chronic kidney disease

3. 11. Adrenal and thyroid disorders 12. Sleep apnea

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5. Risk factors
● Age. The risk of high blood pressure
increases as you age. Until about age 64,
high blood pressure is more common in
men. Women are more likely to develop
high blood pressureafter age 65.
● Drinking too much alcohol. Over time,
heavy drinking can damage your heart.
Having more than one drink a day for
women and morethan two drinks a day for
men may affect your blood pressure.
● Stress. High levels of stress can lead to a
temporaryincreasein blood pressure.Ifyou
try to relax by eating more, using tobacco or
drinking alcohol, you may only increase
problems with high blood pressure.
● Too much salt (sodium) in your diet
● Too little potassiumin your diet
● Being overweightor obese
● Not being physically active
● Family history
● And more

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