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Drugs To Treat Hypertension |
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Blood pressure occurs when the force of blood against
the walls of arteries rises. Blood pressure has two components- the
systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure. Blood pressure varies from
person to person and also differs in persons in different age brackets.
Normal blood pressure is less than 130 mm Hg systolic and less than 85
mm Hg diastolic. High blood pressure is generally defined as a blood
pressure higher than 140/90. You should try to lower blood pressure
because elevation in blood pressure raises your risk for heart attack
and stroke. For further information, read Top
High Blood Pressure Treatment Options Discussed.
To cure high blood pressure, you can take the help of a herbal
remedy for blood pressure or go for regular blood pressure medication.
Blood pressure medicine such as diuretics that cause the body to excrete
more sodium via urine are also used.
The different types of diuretics
are amiloride, bendroflumethiazide, benzthiazide, bumetanide,
chlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, furosemide et al. Medications such as
beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors,
anti-hypertensive medications, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), alpha
blockers, nervous system inhibitors are some of the ways to lower blood
pressure. Drugs to treat hypertension cannot completely cure high blood
pressure but they can certainly control it. In fact, drugs to treat
hypertension are designed only to keep blood pressure under control and
they work well if blood pressure monitors are employed to keep a tab on
one's blood pressure units. In case of high blood pressure, monitoring
is an integral part of the treatment.
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