Tag: Cardiovascular Internal Medicine

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Blood pressure can’t drop all the time, so comprehensive treatment is needed.

There are often complaints from hypertension patients: my blood pressure cannot be lowered. I have changed several kinds of drugs and sometimes I have taken several kinds of drugs. My blood pressure just cannot be lowered. What’s going on? In fact, this kind of situation is very common. Clinically, more than half of hypertension patients cannot reach the blood pressure standard. For patients whose blood pressure does not reach the standard, improvement can be made from the following aspects. Adjust medication The study found that 59% of these patients with substandard blood pressure took only one antihypertensive drug and 41% took two drugs. For these patients, adjusting or adding antihypertensive drugs can also help lower blood pressure. Standardize medication Many Read More …

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Which antihypertensive drug is better?

Which antihypertensive drug is better? This is a difficult question to answer. In the eyes of doctors, there are mainly four standards for ideal antihypertensive drugs: It has definite antihypertensive effect and can protect cardiovascular system at the same time. Long-acting preparations that can play a stable role within 24 hours a day can only be taken once a day, which is more convenient. The adverse reactions are small and the safety is good. The price is reasonable. There is a standard, but no drug is suitable for all hypertension patients. The treatment of hypertension patients needs to be individualized, that is to say, different ages, physical conditions and suitable antihypertensive drugs are different. A drug is a good medicine Read More …

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Electrocardiogram, these 5 problems need to be understood

As adults, they must have heard or done electrocardiogram. Electrocardiogram is often a routine examination, whether in hospital or cardiology clinic. Although we are very familiar with nouns, we still know very little about electrocardiogram, and even some friends say [when doing electrocardiogram, we are worried about being shocked], so we are especially nervous every time we do electrocardiogram. As the most common and basic physical examination, although electrocardiogram looks profound, every friend can understand it, at least during the examination, he will not be nervous, and when he sees the examination results, he will not be confused. Is electrocardiogram a discharge to the heart? Electrocardiogram does not discharge the heart, it records the heart’s own electrical activity. The beating Read More …

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What should I do if I accidentally find that my blood pressure rises? Just follow these 3 steps!

In the outpatient department of the hospital, patients often say: I feel dizzy today. Is it hypertension when I take a blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg? Give me some antihypertensive drugs. During the physical examination, some people took their blood pressure more than 140/90 mmHg. They were very worried that they would suffer from hypertension and rushed to the Department of Cardiology for treatment. In fact, a rise in blood pressure cannot be diagnosed as hypertension. No matter people with normal blood pressure or patients with hypertension, blood pressure fluctuates continuously during the day. Overwork, nervousness and anxiety, overexertion, cold or heat, cough, diet and hard defecation and urination will cause blood pressure to rise, and dizziness, headache and other Read More …

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Eating meat will not raise hypertension, so eating it is healthier!

Meat, eggs and aquatic products are a very important part of a healthy diet. If meat is deliberately avoided for fear of rising hypertension, it may lead to malnutrition, which is not conducive to health. In the daily diet, eating some meat in an appropriate amount is crucial to a balanced nutrition. How much meat should I eat every day? According to the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, the recommended daily intake of meat, eggs and aquatic products is 120-200g. As for weight, the following method can be used to estimate it. Meat, poultry A piece of lean meat with the same thickness as the index finger and the same length and width as the middle finger of the index Read More …

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Step 1 of Hypotensive Diet: Change Heavy Taste

Salt is closely related to hypertension. The main component of salt is sodium. When the human body ingests too much salt, the nerve center will convey the signal of thirst and the amount of drinking water will increase. In order to keep the sodium concentration at the normal level, the kidney will reduce urination, which will increase the water remaining in the body. This moisture is present in the blood, resulting in an increase in the blood circulation of the whole body, which puts strong pressure on blood vessels and increases blood pressure. In addition, when sodium ions in the body increase, the peripheral resistance of blood vessels will also increase, resulting in an increase in blood pressure. 60% of Read More …

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Atrial fibrillation greatly increases the risk of stroke, and special attention should be paid after the age of 60!

More than 70-year-old Aunt Wang has a cheerful and lively personality and is well maintained. She is also an activist in the square dance in the community. Neighbors all take her as a health idol. But just a few days ago, Aunt Wang went to a sudden stroke and almost lost her life. Everyone doesn’t understand, without hypertension and diabetes, how did she suffer a stroke? Only after listening to the doctor did I understand that it was Aunt Wang’s atrial fibrillation for many years. A healthy [invisible assassin] of the elderly. The word atrial fibrillation may sound a bit strange, but it is the most common arrhythmia among the middle-aged and elderly people in our country. The prevalence rate Read More …

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Cardiovascular diseases are high in autumn and winter. Be careful of these alarm symptoms!

The weather is getting colder and colder. Cold stimulation often causes blood vessels to contract and heartbeat to accelerate, making heart diseases such as myocardial infarction and heart failure more likely to occur. Special reminder: In addition to keeping warm and adjusting drugs to keep blood pressure stable, we must pay attention to the [alarm] symptoms of the following heart diseases. Chest pain Chest pain is the most common symptom of myocardial infarction, and the most typical feeling is pain like a stone pressing on the chest. In addition, pain may also occur in the left shoulder, lower jaw, or stomach. Myocardial infarction is a disease that can kill people at any time! In case of chest pain, please go Read More …

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Cold weather blood pressure also to make trouble, how to deal with?

The weather is getting colder and colder, and many friends with hypertension find that at this time, the previously stable blood pressure is easy to rise. Many studies have also found that the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is also higher in winter. Why is this? How do friends with hypertension deal with fluctuating blood pressure? Blood vessels expand with heat and contract with cold, causing blood pressure to fluctuate. Blood vessels also have the characteristics of expansion with heat and contraction with cold. When blood vessels contract in cold, blood pressure will rise. When it is hot, blood vessels dilate, causing blood pressure to drop. Cold can stimulate the body to produce many changes to resist cold and Read More …

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Healthy heart, start with these small things!

Acute myocardial infarction is the main cause of sudden death, According to statistics, about 12 million people in the United States suffer from coronary heart disease every year, and more than 40% of them will die as a result. What is more frightening is that about a quarter of patients with acute myocardial infarction cannot save their lives even if they receive treatment, and some have died even before they reach the hospital. It is very important to understand the causes of myocardial infarction and take active preventive measures. Some of the causes of myocardial infarction are beyond our control, such as age growth and heredity, but more can be controlled. By changing lifestyle and controlling these risk factors, the Read More …