Family physician and Principal Medical Officer at the University of Lagos, Medical Centre, Akoka, Dr Olatokunbo Oseni, discusses the triggers and management of hypertension in this interview withHypertension is a medical diagnosis made when the force or pressure by which the heart pumps blood through the arteries to all parts of the body is persistently or consistently high over time. The blood pressure is measured as two readings.
Stage One hypertension is classified as systolic blood pressure in the range of 140 to 159mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure in the range of 90 and 99mmHg. Stage Two hypertension is classified as systolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 160mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 100mmHg. A hypertensive crisis is a situation where the blood pressure is severely elevated and is classified into hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency.
As an individual grows older, the risk for hypertension increases. The risk increases if you have a relative, especially a parent or parents who developed health-related conditions and co-existing diseases such as diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, and atherosclerosis.
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