The heart is complex organ that can have many things go wrong with it. The heart plays a major role in the circulatory system, and when something goes wrong with the heart it effects the entire system. There are several causes to high blood pressure and there are many ways to prevent it. Hypertension or high blood pressure has its causes and effects and there are multiple treatments for it. There are several causes of high blood pressure. One of the major causes of high blood pressure is poor diet. If there is an extensive unhealthy intake of food then that possibly means that large amounts of sodium are being ingested. The recommended daily intake of sodium is on thousand five hundred mg. meals that contain a lot of sodium also tends to have large quantities of saturated fat and cholesterol. Saturated fats and cholesterol serves to clog the arteries making the heart work extremely hard just to pump blood in the circulatory system. This causes blood pressure levels to rise (Scott). On the other hand, Stress is another one of the big factors in the causes of high blood pressure, and it also has a detrimental effect on people’s general health. People are placed under tremendous amounts of pressure to perform well at work and school, to provide their families at home or to graduate. This raises the blood pressure in a similar way to the intake of large amounts of saturated fats; it makes the heart rate increase to enable it to pump the blood round the system (Scott). Kidney disease is another cause of high blood pressure. High blood pressure has different affects on the body and the kidneys play a key role in keeping a person's blood pressure in a healthy range, and blood pressure, in turn, can affect the health of the kidneys.... ... middle of paper ... ... (2003): 2560-2571. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. The seventh report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. International Medical Pub., 2003. Sarnak, Mark J., et al. "Kidney disease as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease a statement from the American Heart Association Councils on kidney in cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure research, clinical cardiology, and epidemiology and prevention." Circulation 108.17 (2003): 2154-2169. Whelton, Paul K., et al. "Primary prevention of hypertension: clinical and public health advisory from The National High Blood Pressure Education Program." Jama 288.15 (2002): 1882-1888. Colihan, Kelley. "High Blood Pressure Runs in Families." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014
As early as the 1800s clinicians began to take a closer look at elevated blood pressure levels, they soon found high correlation between hypertension, stroke, and other heart diseases. They also established that high levels of blood pressure effected both privilege and underprivileged, and within the years they have noted the disease have become more prevalent in the African American culture. Long term studies, such as randomized controlled trial studies, unveiled
impact of high blood pressure by; reducing dietary salt, making fresh fruit and vegetables more affordable and accessible, implementing weight loss and exercise programs and utilizing blood pressure lowering medications. "The current focus of many health systems is on treating hypertension directly, and while treatments are effective in reducing morbidity and mortality, they are also very costly. Focusing efforts on primary prevention or treatment may have a significant impact on costs in the long term,” says McBrien. (McBrien
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure is a medical condition where the arteries are constantly experiencing high blood pressure due to the force exerted on the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood throughout the body.
As many as 73 million Americans have high blood pressure. Of the 1 in every 4 adults wi...
Hypertension affects approximately 25% of adults worldwide and 16% of US adults and it is estimated to increase in prevalence by 60% over the next 10 to 15 years (1). Hypertension, or increased systemic blood pressure, is directly correlated with many morbidities, such as coronary heart disease (CHD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), congestive heart failure, and chronic renal dysfunction (reference). Essential hypertension, also known as primary hypertension, accounts for 95% of all known cases of hypertension. It is speculated that primary hypertension has a variety of attributing factors including genotype and other hereditary factors (1). High blood pressure or hypertension is currently the highest preventable risk factor for developing CVD, accounting for nearly 54% of deaths from stroke and 47% of deaths from coronary heart disease worldwide (2). Additionally investing in preventative measures for reducing high blood pressure could reduce direct and indirect medical costs by $156 billion in the US alone (2). Even though the exact interaction between sodium and blood pressure is not completely known, current evidence suggests that sodium plays a direct role in hypertension.
Hypertension is a disease that effects a third of all Americans (American Heart Association [AHA], 2013, p. 1). The American heart association expects the number of patients living with hypertension to continue to rise (AHA, 2013). Reversing this trend will be of vital importance to the health of our population. Several factors influence hypertension, including access to primary preventative care, the availability of medications, diet and exercise control, diet modifications, and self-care are required to mitigate the effects of persistent hypertension on the body.
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According to (Horacio J. Adrogué, 2007) “Hypertension affects approximately 25% of the adult population worldwide, and its prevale...
The pathophysiology of essential hypertension rests on the characteristic finding that there is an inappropriate increase in peripheral vascular resistance, as related to the cardiac output. Usually this occurs without without any cause being evident. This is possible due to the change in small arteries where the media/lumen ratio rises. Still it is not clear whether this is a cause or consequence of hypertension. The conduit of large arteries like the aorta becomes stiffer, also influences hypertension. Basically there have been no findings on the root cause of hypertension.
This is a high risk factor because physical activity has many positive effects on the body, such as helping to prevent insulin resistance, it helps build heart muscles, lowers systolic pressure, and it gets the blood going. Low potassium and low calcium intake increase blood pressure because both potassium and calcium play a role in regulating blood pressure. So without the two, blood pressure is not regulated properly. These things over time can accumulate to the formation of Primary hypertension. Secondary hypertension can be caused by and previous disease that a patient that can lead them to develop high blood pressure. Disease such as those that affects the any body systems that helps with the regulations of blood pressure. To two most common diseases that can affect blood pressure is kidney disease and congenital heart defect. The kidney has a big role when it comes to regulating blood pressure and salt levels. If the kidneys aren’t able to function properly, it the regulation of salt to be done incorrectly and the blood will not be filtered. This will lead to the blood carrying a lot of extra substance with it that aren’t in use while adding new substances that is needed
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Overall, high blood pressure is major problem that many Americans face in today's society. A "normal" blood pressure is not a single number, but a range. A normal blood pressure is 139/89 and lower. So if yours is lower than 140/90, make plans to keep it there. If your blood pressure is higher than 140/90 mm Hg, it is important to talk to your doctor about ways you can lower it("High Blood Pressure"1). The main causes of high blood pressure are weight, poor habits, and stress. Lifestyle differences, environment,and poorer access to quality health care are also factors. In conclusion, high blood pressure is a chain reaction. It starts out as a silent killer and ends with many health problems.
Due to current lifestyles, hypertension is one of the most common preventable conditions affecting patients in the UK. Early diagnosis of the condition and simple lifestyle changes could help prevent some of the serious risks associated with hypertension. There are multiple, successful drug treatments available and strict adherence to these could also prevent cardiovascular disease such as heart attack and stroke. However with increased education on the causes of hypertension the increasing prevalence worldwide could vastly be reduced.
Hypertension: this occurs under high stress levels and increase the body’s risk of having a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure. The burnout phase of stress can contribute to a permanent high blood pressure.
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