| Stroke, heart attack and kidney failure - | | | | |
| these are only three of the possible | | | | A rapid intervention in case of hypertension |
| consequences of hypertension, in case it | | | | requires a record of the blood pressure |
| remains untreated. It is a disease that | | | | readings, in case one reading indicated more |
| severely damages more than one internal | | | | than 140/90 mm Hg, a quick lowering involves |
| organ. This is why high blood pressure should | | | | change in the person's lifestyle, but also |
| be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible | | | | adequate medication. The borderline of the |
| after its apparition. Earlier it is | | | | diastolic pressure, 90 mm Hg, but people |
| discovered, more effectively its treatment | | | | whose regular diastolic pressure is 85 mm Hg |
| will be. The first step is the changing of an | | | | require a increased aggressiveness of the |
| inappropriate or unhealthy lifestyle, in | | | | treatment to obtain a prompt lowering of the |
| order to rapidly decrease blood pressure. | | | | pressure. Sometimes, when the borderline is |
| This change should be made as soon as | | | | reached, an end-organ is damaged, which that, |
| possible by every hypertensive person, also | | | | doubled by systolic hypertension, often |
| because medicines proved only efficiency, not | | | | produces or increases the risk of |
| rapidity. | | | | cardiovascular problems. The most at risk are |
| | | | hypertensives at or after the age of 65 |
| The success of the treatment in most of the | | | | specially those who smoke and have |
| cases is in great measure, due to the fact | | | | hyperlipimia or diabetics. Except for |
| that the public opinion was very well | | | | alpha-blockers, any of the categories of |
| informed on this matter, and the potential | | | | medicines can be a start in order to decrease |
| risks of this affection. More and more | | | | blood pressure properly. Alpha-blockers are |
| screening programs that identify hypertension | | | | not recommended because they are usually |
| in the incipient phase are commercialized and | | | | administered in combination and only in |
| the publicity around them was huge. This is | | | | prompt situations. Anti-hypertensive drugs |
| an extremely good thing because almost every | | | | have prompt reaction, disregard less of the |
| condition that accompanies or follows | | | | stage of hypertension; in case the |
| hypertension occurs much later than the first | | | | hypertensive person has also another disease, |
| one or its signs. | | | | a combination of medicine represents the best |
| | | | treatment scheme, in order to deal with high |
| The readings of the blood pressure should be | | | | blood pressure and simultaneously control or |
| recorded, so that a prompt treatment may be | | | | cure the other disease. |
| provided. | | | | |