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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
See Also:
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Introduction &
Overview
High Blood
Pressure (Hypertension): Types
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Causes & Risk Factors
High Blood
Pressure (Hypertension): Signs & Symptoms
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Medical Tests &
Diagnosis Methods
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Treatment Options
Treatment Options
The treatment options for high blood
pressure/hypertension include:
I. Medications - Some of the medications used to treat
HPB/Hypertension include:
Diuretics:
Diuretics help kidneys flush excess water and
salt from body, thus lessening fluid in the body
and consequently also lessening the blood
pressure.
Beta Blockers:
Beta blockers reduce the speed of heart beat
enabling the heart to pump less blood through
blood vessels and subsequently reduce the blood
pressure.
Angiotensin-Converting
Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: These drugs
prevent the production of a hormone named
Angiotensin II, which causes the blood vessels to
narrow.
Angiotensin II Receptor
Blockers (ARBs): These drugs directly
block the action of Angiotensin II enzyme.
Calcium Channel Blockers
(CCBs): These drugs prevent the entry of
calcium in muscle cells of heart and blood
vessels, allowing the blood vessels to relax and
bring down the blood pressure.
Alpha Blockers:
Alpha blockers reduce the nerve impulses that
tighten the blood vessels enabling the blood to
flow more freely and reducing blood pressure.
Alpha-Beta Blockers:
These drugs also reduce the nerve impulses
similar to alpha blockers. In addition they also
slow down the heart beat like the beta blockers
thus bringing down the blood pressure.
Nervous System
Inhibitors: These drugs increase the
nerve impulses from brain to relax and widen the
blood vessels leading to reduction of blood
pressure.
Vasodilators:
These relax the muscles in blood vessel walls
which reduce the blood pressure (12).
II. Lifestyle Changes as Prevention Methods:
Following a healthy eating plan,
such as eating a low fat, low sodium diet.
Regular physical exercise.
Maintaining a healthy weight.
Quit smoking.
Managing stress and learning to
cope with stress.
Moderate use of alcohol can
protect from heart disease but excess usage can
increase one's blood pressure.
Cutting back on salt consumption.
Restricting the consumption of
coffee or tea on a daily basis.
Relaxation therapies such as
meditation (13).
See Also:
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Introduction &
Overview
High Blood
Pressure (Hypertension): Types
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Causes & Risk Factors
High Blood
Pressure (Hypertension): Signs & Symptoms
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Medical Tests &
Diagnosis Methods
High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension): Treatment Options
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com
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