Presentation
It’s measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and is presented as two numbers: The first (top) number is the systolic pressure, which is the pressure inside the artery walls during a heartbeat. [healthline.com]
Gastrointestinal
- Nausea
Symptoms can include: severe headache chest pain nausea shortness of breath fainting and becoming unresponsive Research from 2017 suggests that high blood pressure results from a combination of factors, including genetic, environmental, and behavioral [healthline.com]
Neurologic
- Headache
Symptoms can include: severe headache chest pain nausea shortness of breath fainting and becoming unresponsive Research from 2017 suggests that high blood pressure results from a combination of factors, including genetic, environmental, and behavioral [healthline.com]
Treatment
Acupuncture reflexotherapy in the treatment of hypertension patients. Lik Sprava. 2000 Jan-Feb;(1):95-7. 27. Kraft K, Coulon S. [passeportsante.net]
This makes it difficult to pinpoint specific genes that could be treatment targets. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also notes that families may affect a person’s hypertension risk because of the home environment. [healthline.com]
Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also notes that families may affect a person’s hypertension risk because of the home environment. Smoking or even breathing in secondhand smoke can raise blood pressure risks. [healthline.com]
Autogenic training in the treatment and secondary prevention of essential hypertension: five-year follow-up. Health Psychol. 1988;7 Suppl:201-8. 23. Khramelashvili VV, Aivazian TA, Salenko BB. [passeportsante.net]