Hypertension Treatment
Hypertension And Kidney Disease
Blood pressure means the pressure exerted by the blood
on the walls of the blood vessels or arteries. Blood pressure usually
means systemic arterial blood pressure. Systemic arterial blood pressure
is the pressure of the blood in the large arteries. Blood pressure,
especially high blood pressure is closely related to kidney health. In
fact, high blood pressure, or hypertension is the second leading cause
of kidney failure after diabetes. And because the kidneys have a major
role in keeping blood pressure at healthy levels, if they are damaged,
your blood pressure can become even higher. The heart works harder due
to high blood pressure and over the time, can damage blood vessels
throughout the body. If the blood vessels in the kidneys are damaged,
they may stop doing their job of removing waste and extra fluid from the
blood. The extra fluid may then raise blood pressure even more. For more
information, read Causes
Of Hypertension.
Hypertension and kidney
disease are related to each other. Patients with kidney failure, also
called end-stage renal disease (ESRD), must either go on dialysis or
receive a new kidney through a transplant. Most people with high blood
pressure kidney failure do not show any symptoms. A person's blood
pressure is usually considered high if it is 140/90 or higher. You
should keep track of your blood pressure information with the blood
pressure monitor or digital blood pressure cuffs. Blood pressure
readings or blood pressure charts are important for assigning the proper
blood pressure medication or any other high blood pressure remedy.
Certain blood tests help to judge whether you have hypertension and
kidney disease due to it or not. Normal blood pressure is a real boon
but there are very few who are blessed with it while the rest have to
learn ways to lower blood pressure.