In the world, more than 1.2 billion people suffer from hypertension or elevated arterial pressure, and a few hundred million in which this insidious disease is not recognized, says prof. dr. Elmir Jahić, one of the most famous cardists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
And in our country from year to year, there are more and more people suffering from high pressure.
Jahić points out that 50 percent of Bosnians and Herzegovinians over 65 years of age have hypertension, and what is particularly painful is that of that number of only 20 percent of them, who know about it and are treated, have target values.
Reference values
– Given that patients are constantly interested, it is good to know that normal pressure should not exceed the values of 120/80 mmHg (millimeters of the mercury column). And such pressure can lead as elevated, and above 130 is the first degree of hypertension. A very common case in our ambulances are patients who take therapy, and are in the state of the so-called. Hypertensive crisis, when blood pressure is 180/120 mmHg which is characterized as a large impact on the body – Jahić points out in the occasion of the 17th World Day of Hypertension.
The highest consequences of late discovered, inadequately treated and treated hypertension suffers several systems, primarily cardiovascular.
According to Jahić, the consequences are also seen in the formation of heart attacks, the development of heart weakness, and the vascular demention occurs in earlier years of life than it could be as a result of the sclerosis of blood vessels.
– From the high pressure of the suffer and renal function, which, with sugar disease, is one of the leading causes of kidney damage and the completion of the patient in dialysis – emphasizes Jahić.
Change habits
Notes that in the last 40 years, the number of hypertroners in the world increased by more than double.
– 40 years ago in the world, 500 million people had elevated blood pressure. Today, that figure has passed a billion and the worst in constant growth. It makes us best tell us that some things and habits must be changed to be a healthier nation. There are countries that have contributed to prevention programs to have a smaller number of hypertroners from year to year. This means that the disease can be successfully prevented, diagnosed and treated – allegations Jahić.
There is also worrying facts, adds a cardiologist, that more and more young people are sick, and the cause is the way of living.
– When I talk about this year’s worldwide marking hypertension, on one side the focus is on the correct pressure measurement, and others on preventive programs that should contribute to blood pressure reduction. The key to prevention and popularization of the importance of hypertension is essentially Lifestyle, ie change of ways live that significantly determines the origin and development of high pressure as well as the origin of all negative consequences. First of all I mean the nutrition of rich in sodium salts that increase the chance for the development of the disease. So, he should take the bill of what and how much is eaten.
Risk factors
Physical activity significantly reduces hypertension, as well as waste of excess weight. Unfortunately in BiH is an increased number of people with excessive body weight. A significant riskofactor is also smoking, but not only for hypertension than for all cardiovascular diseases. We know that BiH is at the top of the countries with the most smokers, especially younger people. In the past two decades, stress is also mentioned as a hypertension trigger, and due to living conditions in our country do not surprise that we have more and more patients from year to year – notes Jahić.
In order to avoid the consequences, Jahić emphasizes that it is very important to measure blood pressure regularly in home conditions.
Before measuring pressure, it should be calm, 30 minutes ago should not smoke, drink coffee and exercise, writes Factor.
– Approximately 20 percent of patients belong to the so-called group. The “white coat” effect, and that means that as soon as they arrive in the office have an elevated pressure, and when the measures at home values are more objective. When you measure the pressure at home, do it two, three times in a space of one to two minutes. Meters at home are usually automatically, so accounts should be taken and regularly tested, comparing with pressurekeepers that doctors use in the ambulances or servicing in institutions to deal with this business. Also, it should be known that it is quite normal for the appliance sometimes showing a difference in the pressure values on the left and right hand, it is tolerant somewhere up to 10 mmHg – Jahic said.
