The high pressure exerted by the blood on the vessel wall is called hypertension. The blood makes pressure on the blood vessel wall and causes hypertension. It is also known as high blood pressure. The force that the blood exerts on artery walls can be strong enough to cause health problems such as heart disease.
Even if the blood pressure level of a person reaches dangerously high levels, the person may not have any symptoms. However, people with high blood pressure may experience some symptoms such as headaches, nosebleeds or shortness of breath when its level reaches life-threatening levels such as 180/110mmHg but these symptoms may also be a sign of any other diseases. It is very hard to recognize hypertension unless it reaches a serious or life-threatening level.
Treatment: The drugs which are prescribed by the doctor for hypertension treatment depend on the measurement of the patient blood pressure and also on the other health problems he/she has. The patient consults with the specialist to prepare their special treatment plan.
The doctors may prescribe a combination of low-dose drugs rather than a higher dose of a single drug to reduce the daily dose of a person's needs. This is often more effective than using a single type of medication.
Symptoms: The first sign of the disease is usually dyspnea on exertion when the aortic valve is severely narrowed. The patient has difficulty in breathing while walking or climbing stairs. Over the years, the patient begins to experience chest pain in addition to dyspnea. If aortic valve stenosis progresses, the patient will faint and it is quite high the risk of sudden death for the patient.
The aortic valve is a valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the main artery (aorta) which pumps blood to the body. The aortic valve can deteriorate and narrow due to rheumatic valve disease, congenital aortic valve anomaly (bicuspid valve) and aging. As aortic stenosis progresses, the left ventricle of the heart is exposed to high pressure and the amount of blood pumped to the body decrease. When the aortic valve is severely narrowed, the patient's complaints begin to appear.