预防和控制高血压（Prevention and control of hypertension）.doc

预防和控制高血压（Prevention and control of hypertension） How to prevent and control hypertension? Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease. It is a major risk factor for other cardiovascular diseases. It can cause serious heart, brain and kidney complications, and is the major risk factor of stroke and coronary heart disease. According to WHO prediction, in 2020, the prevalence rate of adults in the world was 10-20%, and the number was about 600 million. There are 6 million hypertensive survivors with stroke. There are about 100 million hypertensive patients in our country. The economic loss and the burden of society, family and individual are difficult to estimate. Medical research has shown that a healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of hypertension by 55%. Early and regular treatment for hypertension can reduce the serious complications of hypertension by 5%. It is indicated that hypertension can be prevented and controlled, so it is of great significance to improve the awareness of prevention and treatment of hypertension, popularize hypertension knowledge, and strengthen the monitoring and prevention of hypertension. This book aims to popularize the prevention and treatment of hypertension, enhance peoples knowledge of self-care and improve peoples health and quality of life. First, what is blood pressure? The so-called blood pressure refers to the flow of blood in the blood vessel, the lateral pressure on the wall of the vessel. The value measured on the brachial artery with a sphygmomanometer is expressed as mmHg (mmHg) or kPa (1000 Pascal), which is blood pressure. The usual blood pressure includes systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Systolic pressure is the side pressure of the blood on the wall of the vessel when the heart contracts. Diastolic pressure is the lateral pressure on the vessel wall when the heart is relaxing. When doctors recorded blood pressure, such as 120 / 80mmHg, 120mmHg was systolic and 80mmHg was diastolic. Two. What is ideal and