3 Easy ways to control 3 Easy ways to control high BPhigh BP

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Dr Manisha Deokar Preventive Cardiologist Just For Hearts

Blood Pressure – what it is Blood Pressure – what it is ??

• Blood pressure is pressure of blood in your arteries.• changes along with contraction and relaxation of Heart .

What does number means What does number means ??•Normal blood pressure is 120/80 mm of hg.

• The top number represent higher level of your blood pressure when your heart contract and pump the blood to arteries, it is called as Systolic Blood Pressure ( SBP ) .

•Second number represent lower level of blood pressure as your heart relaxes in between two contractions and is called as Diastolic Blood Pressure ( DBP )

Age at diagnosis Age at diagnosis

High BP – Hypertension - means your blood pressure remains constantly higher than normal. Though common age of presentation of high blood pressure is 45 to 50 now days hypertension is also detected at higher age group like 30 to 35.

Why at young age ?Why at young age ?

• Stress

•Addictions – smoking , alcohol

• Lack of exercise

• Wrong food choices , junk food •Obesity .

Symptoms of B.PSymptoms of B.P

• Mostly asymptomatic• Persistent headache• Giddiness,• Fainting,• Nose bleeding,• In very high level blood pressure person usually lands up with stroke of heart attack

ComplicationsComplications

•If not detected in time , most of the cases are diagnosed with complications of High BP like Heart Attack and paralysis .

•Also long standing uncontrolled hypertension is leading cause of kidney failure

Before reaching a diagnosis of Before reaching a diagnosis of High BPHigh BP•Don’t get panic with one high reading of BP

•Only one high reading of blood pressure does not means you are suffering from high blood pressure,

•Record on two different occasions ,Preferably 15 days apart Quiet condition

•.Record in sitting and supine position

Easy steps to control BP Easy steps to control BP Health screening Health screening

• Blood sugar, BUN , Creatinine •Lipid Profile•Urine Routine • ECG ,• Stress Test , •2 D Echocardiography

Advanced tests are required for young cases ..

2 Diet & Lifestyle 2 Diet & Lifestyle modification modification

General principles include •Preferably Vegetarian diet•Low fat •Less oil intake •Low salt •Regular exercise

•Stress relaxation ways like Meditation and Yoga

•Stop smoking & no or reduced alcohol intake

3 Start & adjust dose of 3 Start & adjust dose of drugs drugs

Start of Anti Hypertensive Drugs Its advice to start with one dose of antihypertensive at one time and increase its dose to maximum possible before we another antihypertensive drug

Targets for Normal BP Targets for Normal BP

•Target your blood pressure to 120/ 80 or maximum 130/80 mm hg•Regular blood pressure monitoring in one month is essential •Self monitoring of blood pressure is also encouraged

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