Сardiologist explained how to find cause of hypertension
Hypertension, or arterial hypertension, is a medical condition that refers to a stable increase in blood pressure. Today, the disease more often affects not only age-related patients, but also the younger generation. Cardiologist Anna Korenevich told sb.by how to find the cause of hypertension.
Anna Korenevich named the most common causes of the disease, “The patient may develop hypertension due to snoring, which leads to sleep apnoea. In this case, you need to visit an otorhinolaryngologist or get advice from a somnologist. In addition, kidney diseases, adrenal gland tumours, thyroid problems, the use of a large number of medications can lead to hypertension, including various types of painkillers, vasoconstricting nasal drops, hormone medications, weight loss medications, antidepressants, as well as combined oral contraceptives. Alcohol abuse, smoking, and other bad habits, as well as overweight, also cause an increase in blood pressure.”
According to Anna Korenevich, there are several effective measures to prevent the development of the disease.
“Try to do daily exercise and physical training, take long walks, and include swimming, skiing, skating, roller skating, or running in your life. Eliminate foods with animal fats, as well as foods rich in fast carbohydrates. Try to minimise all stressful factors, learn to think positively, and see the bright side in everything,” the cardiologist added.
Anna Korenevich noted that there are many causes of hypertension, they should be searched, corrected, and excluded, because this disease leads to early deterioration of the heart, blood vessels and death at a young age. But only a general physician or a cardiologist can establish the fact of hypertension. In the presence of high blood pressure and the detection of possible causes of its occurrence, a person should come to a specialist for an examination and wait for its final tests.
