Hypertension: Causes, Risk factors, Pathogenesis, Classification, Symptoms, Diagnostics, Treatment
Hypertension: Causes, Risk factors, Pathogenesis, Classification, Symptoms, Diagnostics, Treatment Hypertension is a pathology of the cardiovascular apparatus that develops as a result of dysfunction of the higher centers of vascular regulation, neurohumoral and renal mechanisms and leading to arterial hypertension, functional and organic changes in the heart, central nervous system, and kidneys. Subjective manifestations of high blood pressure are headaches, tinnitus, palpitations, shortness of breath, pain in the heart, veils before the eyes, etc. Examination of hypertension includes monitoring of blood pressure, ECG, echocardiography, ultrasonography of the arteries of the kidneys and neck, urinalysis, and biochemical parameters blood. When the diagnosis is confirmed, the selection of drug therapy is made taking into account all risk factors. General information about Hypertension The leading manifestation of hypertension is persistently high blood pressure, that is, blo...