New recommendations have been published regarding the management of high blood pressure.
Having too high blood pressure should never be overlooked, both for the heart and for the brain. And many people ignore it. “High blood pressure is the most common and most modifiable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, in particular coronaropathy, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, renal insufficiency and dementia” Recall the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
The term “dementia” covers several diseases that affect memory, thought and ability to perform daily tasks, defines WHO. The best known is Alzheimer’s disease. Over time, the nerve cells are destroyed and the brain damaged. The sick person can also have mood changes, behavioral and motivation disorders. Monitoring its tension prevents dementia. In their report, American medical associations recommend initiating the drug treatment of hypertension earlier.
The blood pressure can be read with two figures: the first (systolic) corresponds to the pressure when the heart contracts, the second (diastolic) when it relaxes. In previous recommendations, blood pressure of 14/9 was the threshold to start drug treatment. From now on, experts recommend starting the drugs if the blood pressure remains at 13/8 or above after 3 to 6 months of lifestyle changes. “”The main objective of treatment is blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg for all adults“This is the threshold to have in mind to protect itself from cardiovascular harm whose dementia.
Doctors consider tension as “normal” below 120/80 mmHg (12/8) and “high” between 120 and 129 for the first figure and below 80 for the second. We are talking about hypertension if it is between 130-139/80-89. They insist on the suppression of alcohol consumption to lower the tension. Eating healthy, moving every day and keeping a healthy weight is important to control tension but alcohol also has a big role to play and it is too underestimated. As a reminder, the official limits are 2 glasses maximum not day and not every day of the week.
