First we would like to present you what is high blood pressure (or HBP). For the beginning you should know that there are two kinds of blood pressure: systolic pressure (the force in the arteries when the heart beats) and diastolic pressure (this one is when the heart is at rest). It is good for you to know that blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Now let’s see what high blood pressure is. High blood pressure, also called and hypertension, means, at adults, that the blood pressure is grater than or equal to 140 mm Hg in case of systolic pressure and grater than or equal to 90 mm Hg in case of diastolic pressure.
It is known that high blood pressure appear mostly in people over 35 years of age, but is good to know that it may appear in children or young adults also. Statistics show us that high blood pressure is particularly prevalent in African Americans, elderly people and middle – aged, heavy drinkers, women taking birth control pills and obese people. You should also know that people who have kidney disease, diabetes mellitus or gout are predisposed to have high blood pressure.
This particular disease, HBP, increase the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. The risk is even higher if there appear and some other risk factors among with this one.
It is good for you to know that in 90 – 95% of high blood pressure cases nobody knows the exact cause of it, or the cause is unknown. Also it is possible for a person to have high blood pressure for plenty of time, for years, without knowing it. This is the reason for high blood pressure to be called the silent killer. You should know that there are some symptoms for high blood pressure: kidney abnormal, narrowing of certain arteries, a structural abnormality of the aorta.
As we told you before usually there are no symptoms for high blood pressure and some people may have it for years without knowing anything about. If you have high blood pressure you can be a calm and relaxed person, you do not have to believe that if you have high blood pressure you are tense, hyperactive or nervous. You may have this disease and act like normal healthy person. In order to see if you have or have not high blood pressure we recommend you to check you blood pressure periodically.
Now we would like to present to you a medicine that fights against high blood pressure. It is called Altace or Ramipril. This is a medicine used to decrease the risk of heart attack, stroke and to treat high blood pressure. Altace is a medicine that may be used alone or in some cases with other medicines. Usually when it is used with other medicines it prevents heart failure and it is improving survival after a heart attack. It is good for you to know that Altace is an ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor. The main action of Altace is to relax the blood vessels. After the blood vessels are relaxed the blood pressure will lower.
We strongly recommend you to use Altace only as directed by your doctor. There are some medical conditions that may interact with Altace, so it is very important for you to tell your doctor, pharmacist or healthcare provider if: you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast – feeding; you have allergies to medicines, foods or other substances; you are taking dietary supplements, prescription or nonprescription medicine or herbal preparation.
It is very important for you to know that there are some situations when is good for you not to use Altace. So we strongly recommend you not to take Altace if you are allergic to any of its ingredients, if you are in your second or third semester of pregnancy or if you have a history of angioedema. The purpose of this article is to make you aware about the fact that modern medicine can help you in the fight against this terrible condition. Due to our scientists and medical researchers there is hope after all.
For your health,
The EremedyPharma Team.
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