Hypertension: the silent pandemic that affects 40% of Spaniards

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Although lately it may seem that every Sunday I come to this corner to scare you with some health issue, my intention is exactly the opposite: to inform you of what can go wrong so that you anticipate and thus avoid a visit to the hospital.

The less you and I see each other in the emergency corridors, the better.

And today I come to talk to you about a

that, according to the World Health Organization, is the

.

If we go to the data for our country, we find that the Spanish Hypertension Society tells us that

.

This is already a worrying fact, but if we analyze it in detail we see that 8 out of 10 of these people are totally unaware of it because, like some Covid19 patients, they are asymptomatic.

Although current events do not help much in keeping blood pressure low, I invite you to continue reading about this serious health problem that can complicate your life.

From what values ​​of tension is considered high?

If we go to the data from the Spanish Heart Foundation, we see that arterial hypertension is considered to be

(systolic)

(diastolic).

But for you to be diagnosed with hypertension, an isolated blood pressure measurement will not be enough: just because once you have it high it does not mean that you are hypertensive, but if your blood pressure is monitored for weeks and the high values ​​remain then things change. .

What symptoms can make me think I have high blood pressure?

Generally, high blood pressure does not warn, it does not produce symptoms, that is why it is called a silent pandemic.

during a company medical examination or during a visit to the health center for another reason, or unfortunately when it has already caused us a serious problem and we are in the emergency service.

But if we usually have

, our nose begins to bleed without further ado, we have

, we should monitor our blood pressure as it is likely to be the cause.

If you have had any of these symptoms consider yourself lucky, your body has warned you that something was wrong before the serious health problem arrived and has given you the opportunity to correct it.

What can happen to me because I have high blood pressure?

In the worst case, a heart attack or cerebrovascular accident (stroke) that ends our life.

In the best of cases, this high blood pressure maintained for years

... and can even cause sexual dysfunction.

If you want to protect all of these organs, a good way to do this is to monitor your blood pressure regularly.

Is the cause of hypertension always the abuse of salt?

No. It is true that we normally associate the consumption of salt in our diet with hypertension, but we may have a proper diet with an adjusted salt intake and still have high blood pressure.

, so if part of your family is hypertensive, it is likely that this health problem has been inherited.

Can hypertension be prevented?

If you have a family history of high blood pressure, it is very likely that you will end up having it too, but in a certain way you can prevent its appearance.

Surely you will not be able to stop it, but leading a

will stop it and save you years.

Is it safe to measure blood pressure at home?

Of course.

We don't always have time to go to the health center regularly, so a good way to make sure that your blood pressure values ​​are still good is to measure your blood pressure at home.

We will take into account

, such as always doing it at the same time and on the same arm, doing it while being relaxed and sitting without crossing your legs, and avoiding eating, smoking or doing physical activity half an hour before taking .

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