yulius hermantoHypertension. How Bad Can It Be?
March 14th 2010 13:17
Link: www.nejm.com
Definition
Hypertension is a high blood pressure.
hmm, What is that?
Defining exact definiton of blood pressure maybe to complicated to be understood.
The Importance
Blood pressure is important to move our blood in vessel. Without pressure there is no move of fluid, and there will be no live.
Because of the importance in fluid mechanics so it should be maintained within range.
Too low (hypotension), makes fluids move slowly. Some parts of our body maybe don't receive enough nutrition.
Too high (hypertension) also not good for our health. too fast movements the vessel maybe not strength enough to endure it. Also in high blood pressure, our heart work more hard.
In simple words. The blood pressure is determined by 3 components:
1. The Fluids or the blood, more viscous the fluid then the higher the pressure. Also more fluids in vessels, the higher is the pressure.
2. The Vessels, Less Elastic the vessels, the higher is the pressure. Less Elastic is often found in elderly.
3. The Pump or the heart
The Risk Factors
Risk factors of having hypertension is based on that 3 components.
*Older age, has higher risk to have hypertension, because vessel is less elastic
*Obesity and physical inactivity, has higher risk, because lipid utilization is less, so contribute to hardening of the vessels.
*high Natrium intake, contribute volume overload by fluid retention
*Type A Personality, Stressful mind contribute to adrenalin and sympathetic overactive
*Smoking
*And many more.
So beware of your health.
Hypertension usually is not a terminal illness because it also can cause another disease.
such as Stroke, Myocard Infract, Renal Problems, Vision Problems, and so on.
In The practice of medicine, there is a principle that lowering is more the difficult than make it higher.
So lowering the hypertension is far more difficult than make it high.
So, my advice is keep your body and mind healthy through sports and relaxation.
Hypertension is a high blood pressure.
hmm, What is that?
Defining exact definiton of blood pressure maybe to complicated to be understood.
The Importance
Blood pressure is important to move our blood in vessel. Without pressure there is no move of fluid, and there will be no live.
Because of the importance in fluid mechanics so it should be maintained within range.
Too low (hypotension), makes fluids move slowly. Some parts of our body maybe don't receive enough nutrition.
Too high (hypertension) also not good for our health. too fast movements the vessel maybe not strength enough to endure it. Also in high blood pressure, our heart work more hard.
In simple words. The blood pressure is determined by 3 components:
1. The Fluids or the blood, more viscous the fluid then the higher the pressure. Also more fluids in vessels, the higher is the pressure.
2. The Vessels, Less Elastic the vessels, the higher is the pressure. Less Elastic is often found in elderly.
3. The Pump or the heart
The Risk Factors
Risk factors of having hypertension is based on that 3 components.
*Older age, has higher risk to have hypertension, because vessel is less elastic
*Obesity and physical inactivity, has higher risk, because lipid utilization is less, so contribute to hardening of the vessels.
*Type A Personality, Stressful mind contribute to adrenalin and sympathetic overactive
*Smoking
*And many more.
So beware of your health.
Hypertension usually is not a terminal illness because it also can cause another disease.
such as Stroke, Myocard Infract, Renal Problems, Vision Problems, and so on.
In The practice of medicine, there is a principle that lowering is more the difficult than make it higher.
So lowering the hypertension is far more difficult than make it high.
So, my advice is keep your body and mind healthy through sports and relaxation.
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