High blood pressure (BP) is also called a silent killer. It harms the body inside the body without a clear symptom. Heart disease, stroke, dementia, kidney disease and even over the risk of death before time. Recently, the American Heart Association has changed its guidelines regarding the High BP. The purpose of these changes is to check the disease properly.
Newer’s new criteria
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Systolic: When the heart pumps the blood
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Diastolic: When the heart restions between the beats
New criteria is as follows
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Elevated blood pressure: 120-129 mm hg (systolic) and 80 m hg (diastolic)
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Stage 1 hypertension: 130-139 m hg (systolic) or 80-89 mm hg (Diastolic)
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Stage 2 hypertension: 140 m hg (systolic) or 90m hg (diastolic)
When should the medicine start?
Health experts say, 130-139 / 80-89 mm hg first should adopt changes in lifestyle (such as diet, exercise). Start the medicine if there is no difference. In 140/90 MM HG In such cases, two medications are immediately collected to BP quickly and permanently.
What tests are needed?
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Liver function tests (LFT)
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Kidney Function Test (KFT)
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Sodium-potassium balances
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European acid and blood sugar profile
The importance of potassium and diet: According to aha, the potassium is very important in controlling the blood pressure. Take a diet full of potassium (such as banana, coconut water, green vegetables). The use of potassium-based salt can also be useful, but for kidney patients should be careful.
Measures to control BP
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Reduce the amount of salt
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Stay away from cigarette and alcohol
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Practice the yoga, attention, deep breathing
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Aim to reduce the minimum of 5% weight
The high blood pressure is not just a number but is a serious sign of our heart, mind and kidnesis. New aha guidelines reminds us that this risk can be reduced by the prevention, a timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment.