A 21 yr old friend has been diagnozed with hypertension. Can you tell me what the implications are?

January 1st, 2009 | by Pressurized |
Becca asked:


Her pressure was 150/90. I don’t know what medicines exactly, but she is on strong medication.

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  1. 3 Responses to “A 21 yr old friend has been diagnozed with hypertension. Can you tell me what the implications are?”

  2. By blaze23 on Jan 3, 2009 | Reply

    Implications?

    Complications of hypertension are:
    increased risk for cardiac problems
    kidney disease
    renal failure
    coronary heart disease
    CHF
    stroke
    atrial fibrillation
    TIA
    Stroke

    If she stays on her meds and keeps her blood pressure at a normal level, sees her doctor every 3-6mo than she will do well.

  3. By C B on Jan 5, 2009 | Reply

    Okay that is not that high. Yes, over normal but not that bad. If she is overweight, losing just 10-20 lbs could fix this. The meds are bad business. Mine is down to normal from 160/100 on a regular basis just by losing weight and changes in my diet.

  4. By Chodge on Jan 8, 2009 | Reply

    First, hypertension is not a respiratory disease.
    It is cardiovascular (heart and vessels).
    Hypertension is the medical name for high blood pressure.

    If your friend is 21 and has it - it must be controlled. She’s way too young.

    High blood pressure can lead to heart disease, heart attack, stroke, athersclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, blindness, kidney failure, and a host of other diseases.

    Check out this site for more information on what it is and how to control it (with and without medications).

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