Cardiologist named non-obvious causes of hypertension

Maria Glezer, the chief freelance cardiologist of the Moscow region, spoke about the non-obvious causes of hypertension.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Friday, May 16, the doctor called hypertension one of the main risk factors for developing complications of the cardiovascular system.

According to her, 40-42% of the adult population have elevated blood pressure. Although it is customary to say that it is normal to have high blood pressure with age, but this is bad, it indicates the aging of blood vessels, Glaser emphasized.

She noted that people should adhere to normal blood pressure figures — an indicator with 140 mmHg is already considered hypertension.

Hypertension can occur for various reasons. In particular, genetics, lifestyle, physical activity and overeating play a role.

"If a parent has hypertension, then the probability that their child will have high blood pressure increases. Therefore, prevention should begin very early in the family," the doctor said.

Glazer advised me to keep a diary, because the pressure level may depend on the weather.

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Also on May 16, the chief narcologist of the Moscow region, Vitaly Holdin, warned about the dangers of smoking with hypertension. According to him, getting into the blood, nicotine narrows blood vessels, thereby increasing blood pressure, notes 360.ru . The combination of hypertension and smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases tenfold.

On the same day, doctor Ekaterina Demyanovskaya said that hypertension is often asymptomatic, especially in the early stages. According to her, the patient may not feel any signs of illness, despite the fact that the pressure is steadily rising above normal values, writes RT. Against this background, the kidneys, heart, brain and retina of the eyes are damaged, therefore it is important to control blood pressure, even if nothing bothers.

At the end of April, Anastasia Malai, a cardiologist, told Izvestia about the dangerous complications of hypertension. According to her, one of the most serious complications of hypertension is myocardial infarction. High blood pressure leads to an overload of the heart, which can cause its hypertrophy (an increase in muscle mass) and a decrease in work efficiency.