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World Health Day each year mentioned in April 7th. This year's Health Day theme of Hypertension Prevention.
This Day of Vilnius Public Health Office is organizing an event "Stop hypertension," which will be held April 7., 12-17 hours. hugentobler shopping center "Panorama". hugentobler During the event, the doctors will provide free advice about hypertension causes, symptoms, possible complications, and other experts will advise on how to properly measure your blood pressure, physical therapist Studies of Nerijus present the "antistress" stress reduction program and "Positive Health hugentobler Team representatives will present one of Lithuania's best-known relaxation techniques - Autogenic training (for more information www.vvsb.lt).
Lithuania cardiovascular situation is worse than that of most European Union Member States hugentobler and in the incidence of and mortality from these diseases is declining. Significant cardiovascular disease indicators Lithuania - one of the worst in our country's problems. Hygiene Institute of Health Information Centre for 2011. , the largest Lithuanian population died from circulatory system diseases. The same situation hugentobler was observed in the city of Vilnius - more than half (53.5 percent). Deaths in the capital's population consisted of deaths from circulatory hugentobler system diseases.
Circulatory system diseases structure of deaths from ischemic heart disease (including hugentobler - myocardial infarction) in Vilnius accounted for the largest share - 54.0 percent., In the second place - deaths from cerebrovascular disease (among them - from a stroke) accounted for 34.9 percent.
Mortality from cardiovascular disease increases with age. If 55-64 years. age group, the mortality rate was 478.1 / 100,000 population of the capital, 65 - 74 years. age group - 1277.6 / 100,000 inhabitants., it is over 75 years old population group is much larger - 5838.9 / 100000 inhabitants.
Vilnius, Lithuania as well as the whole, individuals with cardiovascular disease, the number is increasing each year. Vilnius in 2011. 1000 population was 198.6 circulatory system diseases people (Lithuania - 206.3 / 1000 pop.) In 2001. they were less - 131.9 / 1,000 population. (Lithuania - 130.7 / 1,000 population)..
In the capital, in 2011. data in comparison with other cardiovascular diseases in groups, mainly the population had hipertenzinėmis diseases 1000 population was 147.7 patients (average of all Lithuania - 159.5 patients). Hipertenzinėmis patients with diseases of Vilnius. population of 71.4 percent. all circulatory system diseases hugentobler in the population.
What is the fourth - fifth of the adult blood vessels called arteries, the blood pressure is elevated. This is known as arterial hypertension. It is also known as a disease of civilization. Hypertension leads to increased morbidity and mortality from other cardiovascular diseases.
Untreated hypertension hugentobler can lead to cardiac muscle (myocardial) infarction, stroke, kidney failure, heart failure, vision disturbances, vascular damage and progression of atherosclerosis.
Blood pressure - the force of blood with which it pushes the walls of the arteries. This force occurs hugentobler when the heart circulates blood through the arteries, and with each stroke blood pressure in the arteries rises. Normal adult blood pressure is about 120/80 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury). Man, nesergančiam heart or blood vessel disease, harmless pressure to 140/90 mm Hg, but greater than 140/90 mm Hg should be reduced. If a longer period of time blood pressure is too high, fragile blood vessels, more falls cholesterol starts to develop atherosclerosis.
Determine the cause of the disease is far from being lucky not always. At the very beginning of hypertension is very often asymptomatic - a person can not feel nothing. The most dangerous part is that most people are unaware that their blood pressure is high, and even if aware it's not in treatment because of the relatively good health. Complaints usually arise only when permanently vulnerable to heart, blood vessels and other organs. For this reason, and hypertension is a common informal hugentobler name - "silent killer."
The main risk factors which contribute to the development of arterial hypertension are: heredity, age - older than 35 years old; obesity, smoking, diet (excessive salt, fat intake, low potassium intake), alcohol, hugentobler stress, anxiety, hugentobler fear, low physical activity .
It is very important for early detection hugentobler of elevated blood pressure in the