Because many cases of hypertension are asymptomatic, many friends feel nothing. There is always such a misunderstanding that if you don't feel anything, you are not sick and won't pay attention. But hypertension is different from cold, fever, cough and sore throat. Its influence on the body is gradual and implicit. Once symptoms appear, it may be a serious complication of hypertension.
If hypertension is not controlled for a long time, it may cause damage to many organs of the body, such as heart, kidney, retina and blood vessels. Long-term hypertension may cause left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary heart disease and even heart failure. Long-term hypertension may also cause renal regulatory dysfunction, such as increased urine volume, proteinuria and decreased renal function. In severe cases, kidney damage may lead to life-threatening problems such as uremia. Long-term hypertension will harden small blood vessels in the brain, form microaneurysms, fluctuate blood pressure, get emotional, and suddenly burst and bleed when exerting force, causing a stroke; Long-term hypertension may also cause fundus changes, retinal hemorrhage and other problems.
The above hazards caused by hypertension are usually invisible in the early stage of hypertension and have no related symptoms, but hypertension will gradually damage these target organs of the body and eventually cause big problems. Hypertension is also known as the "silent killer" in clinic, and it is for this reason.
Finally, I will introduce you to an emergency caused by hypertension-hypertensive crisis.
Hypertensive crisis refers to nausea and aggravation of hypertension. Diastolic pressure often exceeds 140, accompanied by fundus hemorrhage, headache, vomiting, drowsiness, coma, oliguria, convulsion and other symptoms. At the same time, it may cause serious damage to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and may even cause temporary sensory disturbance, hemiplegia, aphasia, and even severe symptoms such as left ventricular failure. If this happens, you should seek medical attention immediately.
Therefore, controlling blood pressure means controlling the health of well-meaning patients with cerebrovascular diseases, controlling blood pressure, delaying the process of atherosclerosis and reducing the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. For hypertension, we must pay attention to it, pay attention to light diet, control weight, quit smoking and limit alcohol, be calm, exercise moderately, follow the doctor's advice, use drugs rationally, insist on using drugs, monitor blood pressure in time, and control blood pressure as smoothly as possible.