Hypertension, most commonly referred to as "high blood pressure", HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. It was previously referred to as arterial hypertension, but in current usage, the word "hypertension" without a qualifier normally refers to arterial hypertension.
2009-10-10

Hypertension Clinical Features - Symptoms and Forms

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hypertension is often asymptomatic or causes only nonspecific symptoms revenues. It is typically occurring in the morning than headaches that can be achieved by increasing the head end can be reduced. Other possible symptoms include dizziness, nausea, nosebleeds (epistaxis), fatigue and insomnia. When can high blood pressure, shortness of breath occur (dyspnea) with exertion, angina pectoris, and visual disturbances. Hypertension is a long asymptomatic) (without symptoms. Often make only by the damage, which is why it is sometimes called the "silent killer or silent killer" known.

Forms

be increased in an unstable and the load-hypertensive blood pressure levels only temporarily or under stress, while long-term stable hypertension in the case. Malignant or accelerated hypertension is a severe form with a diastolic pressure above 130 mmHg, which usually goes hand in hand with clearly defined symptoms. In the literature, there are indications, however, differs from the definition of malignant hypertension. In addition to nausea and vomiting symptoms such as headaches, visual disturbances and disturbances of consciousness, seizures and other neurological deficits in the foreground. Partial amendments were of higher degree, transcends the day-night rhythm of long-term blood pressure and the development of renal insufficiency in the definition.

The hypertensive crisis is a sudden disruption of blood pressure in the systemic circulation with a critical increase in blood pressure, usually about 230/130 mmHg. There is a risk of acute organ damage, such as a brain injury (high-encephalopathy), acute heart failure, pulmonary edema, a rare occurrence of a heart attack or Aorteneinrisses (aortic dissection). The occurrence of such damage is known as a hypertensive emergency that requires a rapid reduction of blood pressure medication is required. Complications

Episodes

atherosclerosis

hypertension is recognized as a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. The risk factor hypertension or obesity (severe overweight) and an additional risk factor - how has diabetes mellitus (diabetes) or dyslipidemia (elevated cholesterol levels - or LDL levels) - Come, it is a significantly increased risk in later life for a heart - cardiac to suffer from cardiovascular disease.

caused According to the German Hypertension League, 45% of male deaths, 50% of female deaths from cardiovascular diseases associated with hypertension, such as coronary heart disease (CHD), myocardial infarction, are associated with heart failure, kidney failure, stroke and arterial disease.

The incidence of CHD-related deaths is approximately linearly from the blood, increased from 10/10.000 person-years (normal blood pressure) up to 60/10.000 person-years (systolic blood pressure> 180 mmHg). As light and medium blood pressure increases are much more common than extreme pressures of more than 180 mmHg as a whole suffer significantly more people with average blood pressure values of cardiovascular events. This also means that people must also be recognized and dealt with only slightly elevated blood pressure at the high number of cardiovascular deaths markedly lower.

Hypertension is the second most important after the smoking of cigarettes, while the most common risk factor for the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. Died today, every second (51%), a German and Austrians suffer from cardiovascular disease. Only 16,000 Austrians die each year from a heart attack.

 

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