A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls are high enough that it can cause health problems. Hypertension hikes the chances of getting a disease of the heart and having a stroke. Hypertension, also known as High Blood Pressure, has had many theories on how it was discovered. It has been around since the early Egyptian empires, but the importance did not come around until around the 1950s. By the 16th Century Leonardo Da Vinci showed many diagrams of the anatomical structure of the coronary blood vessels and the valves of the heart. During the 16th century two scientists came together with a concept of the human body blood circulation. Relado gave in details on how the blood flowed from the right ventricle to the
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Richard Bright came up with the relationship between high blood pressure and kidney disease. Sir William Gowes linked the contractions of arterioles of the retina to increased arterial blood pressure. In 1950, people with high blood pressure were dying earlier than people with lower blood pressure. The mortality rate and high blood pressure was connected. Our blood pressure shifts from the beginning to the end of our life. Most individuals who have hypertension have little to no signs or symptoms. Some people have symptoms such as shortness of breath nosebleeds headaches. These symptoms don’t occur until your blood pressure has become extremely severe. There are two categories of hypertension: Primary is the first type of hypertension that develops over the years. For many adults, there is no verifiable cause. Secondary is caused by underlying conditions such as kidney issues, different over the counter medicine, sleep apnea, illegal drugs, alcohol mistreatment, and thyroid problems. If you have prehypertension the systolic number is between 120-139 and the diastolic number is between 80-89. This is a warning that high blood pressure can occur in the future. In stage 1 of hypertension, the systolic number is between 140-159 and the diastolic number
Richard Bright came up with the relationship between high blood pressure and kidney disease. Sir William Gowes linked the contractions of arterioles of the retina to increased arterial blood pressure. In 1950, people with high blood pressure were dying earlier than people with lower blood pressure. The mortality rate and high blood pressure was connected. Our blood pressure shifts from the beginning to the end of our life. Most individuals who have hypertension have little to no signs or symptoms. Some people have symptoms such as shortness of breath nosebleeds headaches. These symptoms don’t occur until your blood pressure has become extremely severe. There are two categories of hypertension: Primary is the first type of hypertension that develops over the years. For many adults, there is no verifiable cause. Secondary is caused by underlying conditions such as kidney issues, different over the counter medicine, sleep apnea, illegal drugs, alcohol mistreatment, and thyroid problems. If you have prehypertension the systolic number is between 120-139 and the diastolic number is between 80-89. This is a warning that high blood pressure can occur in the future. In stage 1 of hypertension, the systolic number is between 140-159 and the diastolic number