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Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a serious health condition that occurs when the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries is too strong. If left untreated, hypertension can lead to complications such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure. High blood pressure is diagnosed when your systolic (top number) reading is consistently higher than 140 mmHg and your diastolic (bottom number) reading is consistently higher than 90 mmHg. Contact our staff for more information.

The most common cause of high blood pressure is lifestyle factors such as a poor diet, lack of physical activity, smoking, or being overweight. Other contributing factors can be genetic, some medical conditions, or medications.

There are several ways to manage and treat hypertension, including lifestyle changes (such as exercising more and eating a healthy diet), taking prescribed medication, and in some cases, surgery. Regularly monitoring your blood pressure is important for managing high blood pressure and reducing the risk of complications. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns about hypertension.

It is important to take steps to prevent and manage high blood pressure because it can increase your risk of serious and life-threatening conditions. By making healthy lifestyle choices, you can help reduce your risk of developing hypertension and reduce the complications associated with it. If you are concerned that you may have hypertension, consider setting up an appointment with either Dr. Verma, or Dr. Kattegummula today! They can help you diagnose, treat, and monitor your condition while helping you to create a plan that implements healthy lifestyle changes.

If It’s Manageable, Why Is Hypertension So Dangerous?

Hypertension is dangerous because it increases the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other cardiovascular diseases. It can also damage the arteries in the body leading to aneurysms, kidney failure, vision loss, and peripheral artery disease. Hypertension can even lead to cognitive decline and dementia. People left untreated are at a greater risk for developing chronic illnesses like diabetes, high cholesterol, and metabolic syndrome. In addition, this can cause significant damage to the body’s organs including the brain, heart, kidneys, and liver. Left untreated, hypertension can lead to a reduced life expectancy due to the health complications it can cause.

Hypertension has a significant impact on your health, raising your risk for:

Heart attack
Stroke
Vascular disease
Kidney disease or failure
Vision loss
Chest pain (angina)
Peripheral artery disease

What Increases Your Risk for Developing Hypertension & High Blood Pressure?

Lifestyle changes can have a dramatic effect on your blood pressure. For example, eating healthier foods, exercising regularly, and limiting alcohol and caffeine consumption will all help lower your risk of developing hypertension. Additionally, quitting smoking is also an important step in protecting your heart health. Other factors that are responsible for contributing to hypertension can be:

Being overweight or obese

Consuming too much salt

Getting too little dietary potassium

Lack of physical activity

Chronic stress

Smoking cigarettes

Drinking too much alcohol

Hypertension is considered a “silent killer” because it often has no warning signs or symptoms. To reduce the risk of hypertension, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and manage any underlying medical conditions. Additionally, having regular check-ups with your healthcare provider to monitor for high blood pressure is recommended in order to ensure that it is detected early and steps can be taken to lower it.

Remember: it is possible to live a healthy life with hypertension! With management, you can control your blood pressure levels.

How Can Hypertension & High Blood Pressure Be Treated?

Hypertension & high blood pressure can be treated with lifestyle changes, medications, or a combination of both. Lifestyle changes that can help lower blood pressure include reducing sodium intake, increasing physical activity and exercise, quitting smoking, limiting alcohol consumption and consuming a healthy diet that is low in saturated fat. Medications such as ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics and beta-blockers can be used to control hypertension. Combining lifestyle changes with medication is often the most effective way of treating high blood pressure. It is important to remember that each individual’s treatment plan should be tailored according to their specific needs and goals. Additionally, regular check-ups and high blood pressure monitoring are important so that any changes can be detected and necessary action taken. To set up an appointment, contact Primary Care Centers of Texas below!