Ms. Zhong was found to have high blood pressure five years ago, and taking a variety of drugs did not work. In the past month, her condition has worsened, and she was diagnosed with renal atrophy in hospital recently, which has caused renal insufficiency and heart damage. Experts said that secondary hypertension like Ms. Zhong would not have such consequences if she could find out the cause of hypertension and treat it symptomatically.
Experts say that usually people say that hypertension refers to primary hypertension, while hypertension caused by other diseases is secondary hypertension. Secondary hypertension is more harmful to human body than primary hypertension. Some people mistakenly think that as long as they take antihypertensive drugs for a long time, they fail to understand the disease and thus delay the treatment.
When encountering the rise of blood pressure, we can't treat it as essential hypertension, especially for some young patients with hypertension. Secondary hypertension accounts for about 5% of all hypertension patients. Early diagnosis can significantly improve the cure rate and prevent the progress of the disease.
The main causes of secondary hypertension are kidney disease, endocrine disease, vascular disease, craniocerebral disease. Sleep apnea syndrome and anxiety are also common causes of secondary hypertension. At present, a large number of hypertension patients did not go to the hospital for regular examination, resulting in misdiagnosis of some secondary hypertension. If we can pay attention to the screening of secondary hypertension, we can make more patients get timely and correct treatment.
If you find a disease, you must pay attention to the examination of the disease. Don't make a lifelong regret because of misdiagnosis. Please go to a regular professional hospital for treatment. I wish you a speedy recovery.