Hypertension is a disease that is accompanied by a pronounced increase in blood pressure. High blood pressure destroys blood vessels, which become narrowed and injured in a short period of time. The vessels cannot withstand the strong blood flow and rupture, causing bleeding. Increased pressure can be observed in patients of any sex and the causes of the pathology can be very different. Among the main reasons are genetic factors, consumption of large amounts of alcohol, pregnancy and age-related changes.
Factors that provoke the development of the disease.
Experts say that any deviation from the norm is individual for each patient. Taking this factor into account, in a patient diagnosed with hypertension the causes and symptoms differ and are not always sufficiently expressed. For each patient with this pathology, a specific treatment is selected and it is impossible to use insoles.
What can cause a person's hypertension and what signs of the disease should one pay attention to? The following risk factors are identified that can cause the development of pathology:
- Extra pounds on the human body often cause high blood pressure. This is due to the fact that blood saturation of adipose tissue is a rather complex process. Even gaining a few extra pounds causes increased stress on the blood supply system and can lead to disturbances in the functioning of the heart and arterial bed.
- Constant stay indoors and lack of fresh air with the necessary oxygen content can have a negative impact on human health. Vasodilation makes it possible to compensate for the hypoxic mixture of the lungs, and prolonged stay in poorly ventilated rooms causes the appearance of symptoms of high blood pressure.
- Another provoking factor under the influence of which juvenile hypertension can occur is the growth of testosterone in the body. The result of this is the appearance of signs of the disease and the gradual development of hypertension.
- Frequent stressful situations and emotional stress can cause an increase in blood pressure. With the chronic nature of its course, all organs are in constant tone, and the result of this is wear of the vessels and a decrease in their elasticity.
- Various injuries and damage to the brain can cause the appearance of hypertension. They cause a narrowing of the canal lumen and the body has to actively fight against the resulting hypotonicity.
In fact, high blood pressure is detected not only in cases of already existing atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels. The development of hypertension is possible with an increased concentration of cholesterol in the human body, which creates certain difficulties with blood movement. The fact is that cholesterol plaques are an atherosclerotic process.
Etiology and causes of the disease.
To prescribe effective treatment, it is important to identify all possible causes of hypertension. It is necessary to establish factors that can subsequently cause an increase in pressure. The causes of hypertension are quite diverse and doctors continue to study them today.
The causes of pulmonary hypertension in patients of any sex and age lie in the narrowing of the diameter of small vessels. Gradually, the vascular walls begin to feel the pressure of blood, and the consequence of this is the development of hypertension. Specialists have not yet fully studied the etiology of the development of this disease. Many experts say that the causes of hypertension are alterations in the functioning of the circulatory system.
In most cases, the causes of hypertension cannot be established, since there can be quite a few of them. At the same time, we can identify the most common causes of pathology that provoke the development of the disease:
- Congenital hypertension.Many diseases are inherited and hypertension is no exception. In about half of patients, the cause of hypertension is hidden in heredity. If your parents have high blood pressure, your risk of developing it doubles.
- Poor nutrition.The pathogenesis of the development of vascular diseases can be poor nutrition. Salty foods can cause high blood pressure and cause illness. It will take some time for the kidneys to remove excess sodium from the body and until this happens, the excess salt will retain water. The result of this is the appearance of edema and an increase in circulating blood volume in patients with hypertension.
- Of smoking.Tobacco contains nicotine, which increases heart rate and increases blood pressure. Chronic smoking poses a danger to the smoker and to everyone around him.
- Alcohol abuse.Drinking large amounts of alcohol and having a morning hangover has a negative impact on health and blood pressure. Statistics show that people under the influence of alcohol often suffer various injuries. Alcohol abuse, from an early age, often causes hypertension and many pathologies of the heart and vascular system.
- many sufferweather dependence, that is, they are especially sensitive to climate changes. Even healthy people who move little and stay at home for a long time can depend on the weather. Meteocrises in hypertensive patients develop predominantly in unusual weather conditions.
In case of high blood pressure, one of the causes is physical inactivity, that is, low physical activity. At the same time, active sports can have negative consequences for the body. Patients with excess weight, pathologies of the heart and vascular system should reject greater physical stress on the body.
Hypertension occurs in 1/3 of the adult population and is predominantly an independent disease. In all other situations of arterial hypertension, the causes lie in the progression of human pathologies of other organs and systems, for example, the lungs or kidneys.
In medical practice, secondary hypertension exists. The main causes of said hypertension are the following:
- Renal hypertension develops when the arteries that supply the kidneys become blocked;
- tumors of the adrenal glands appear, which cause the production of greater amounts of hormones;
- Obesity and metabolic syndrome.
When a person develops hypertension, it is accompanied by the development of certain symptoms. It is important to consult a specialist as soon as the first signs of the disease appear, which will allow timely treatment to begin.
At what age can hypertension develop and the first signs?
Hypertension can begin to develop at an early age, but is most often detected in patients after 40 years of age. In its development, hypertension goes through several stages and each of them is accompanied by the appearance of certain symptoms. At the initial stage of development of the disease, pressure indicators increase to 140-159 mm Hg. Additionally, signs of hypertension may appear as follows:
- headache localized in the temples and nape of the neck;
- poor performance combined with a constant desire to sleep and decreased appetite;
- the appearance of spots in the eyes, and especially with a sudden change in body position;
- attention and memory problems;
- difficulty breathing with little physical effort;
- change in facial skin color.
The first signs of hypertension usually appear quite mild and disappear after a while. Despite this, it is imperative to consult a specialist, because hypertension can be successfully treated from the beginning of its development.
As high blood pressure develops, symptoms of the disease may appear, such as nausea, frequent dizziness, bleeding from the nasal cavity, and numbness in the fingers. When hypertension passes into the final stage of its development, complications such as stroke, heart attack, arrhythmia, and cardiac dysfunction may occur.
Features of the development of the disease in men.
The development of hypertension in women is less pronounced than in men. This pathological condition is tolerated much more easily and does not cause serious health problems. With the development of hypertension in men, the skin of the face becomes bright red already at the initial stage of development of the pathology.
Why is hypertension diagnosed more frequently in men and not women? The fact is that the weaker sex is protected from the development of such pathology by female sex hormones and regular menstrual bleeding. In addition, women pay much more attention to their health than men.
In high blood pressure, the etiology in men lies in obesity, bad habits, a sedentary lifestyle and work stress. High blood pressure is considered a serious burden on the male body and causes dangerous complications. The stronger sex often develops problems such as angina, heart attack, stroke and kidney pathologies.
High blood pressure represents a serious danger at any age for both women and men. When the first signs of illness appear, it is necessary to seek medical help, which will help avoid the development of many complications. To successfully treat hypertension, the symptoms and causes of the pathology must be identified as early as possible and their elimination must begin immediately.