Hypertension Treatment
Hypertension And Kidneys
Hypertension and kidneys are closely related to each
other. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of
arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that
carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body's tissues. High blood
pressure have to be monitored for heart rate and blood pressure. Blood
pressure monitor and digital blood pressure cuffs help to keep blood
pressure information intact. Lowering high blood pressure will help you
cure high blood pressure and keep it under control. For further
information, read What
Is High Blood Pressure.
As blood in the
body flows through arteries, it pushes against the inside of the artery
walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls, the
higher the blood pressure will be. The size of small arteries also
affects the blood pressure. When the muscular walls of arteries are
relaxed, or dilated, the pressure of the blood flowing through them is
lower than when the artery walls are narrow, or constrict. The kidney is
important in the scheme of the things as the kidneys remove the body's
wastes from the blood. If hypertension thickens the arteries to the
kidneys, less waste can be filtered from the blood. As the condition
worsens, the kidneys fail and wastes build up in the blood. Dialysis or
a kidney transplant are needed when the kidneys fail. To prevent kidney
failure, you have to reduce blood pressure as soon as symptoms of high
blood pressure arise.