China News Online, October 9th (Reporter Chen Jing) High blood pressure will slowly damage the heart, brain, and kidney organs of patients, which can be called the "invisible killer" of health
Professor Wang Jiguang, director of the Hypertension Department of Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and director of the Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, said in an interview on the 9th that blood pressure fluctuations in patients with hypertension are mainly affected by temperature changes, improper exercise, and drug effects
If blood pressure is not well managed, it is easy to cause damage to target organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, and increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events
Studies have found that hypertension, kidney disease and other cardiovascular diseases are closely related
Professor Wang Rong, vice president of Shandong Provincial Hospital and director of the Department of Nephrology, also told reporters that poor control of chronic diseases can also cause blood pressure fluctuations and comorbidities
There are more and more people who are cool and exercise their bodies in autumn, especially the elderly.
During the interview, the reporter learned that in the early stage of hypertension, some physical symptoms are not easy to detect, but as the disease progresses, small arteries will gradually harden; intimal lipid deposits appear in medium and large arteries such as coronary arteries, cerebral arteries, and renal arteries.
Professor Wang Jiguang introduced: “The current commonly used types of antihypertensive drugs have good antihypertensive effects, but we still need more new antihypertensive drugs, especially those that can reduce blood pressure and are particularly effective in protecting target organs.
In an interview, Professor Liu Jing, director of the Epidemiology Research Office of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, told reporters: “The trend of rejuvenation of hypertension is getting worse
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