High Blood Pressure Specialist

Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against your artery walls. This pressure must stay within a specific range. If your blood pressure stays too high after making lifestyle changes, or if your blood pressure is dangerously high at the time of your diagnosis, the team at ENIHEALTHCARE prescribes antihypertensive medication. They also treat health conditions such as high cholesterol that contribute to high blood pressure. Whether you just want to have your blood pressure checked or you need ongoing treatment for high blood pressure, call ENIHEALTHCARE or book an appointment online today.

What causes high blood pressure?

Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against your artery walls. This pressure must stay within a specific range.

When blood pressure gets too low, your brain and all other parts of your body don’t get enough oxygen to keep working normally. On the other hand, when blood pressure goes higher than normal, it causes cardiovascular disease.

High blood pressure most commonly develops due to an unhealthy lifestyle. The things that raise your blood pressure include:

Being overweight or obese
Not getting regular exercise
Consuming too much salt
Smoking cigarettes
Drinking too much alcohol
Experiencing daily stress

Though it’s not common, a chronic health condition can lead to high blood pressure. For example, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease, and thyroid disease can cause hypertension.

What complications develop if I have high blood pressure?

High blood pressure damages your arteries, creating rough spots where cholesterol can stick to the artery wall. Over time, this fatty plaque gets progressively larger and hardens, which blocks blood from flowing through the artery.

This condition is called atherosclerosis, and it causes:

Coronary artery disease
Peripheral artery disease
Carotid artery disease
Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Chronic kidney disease
Heart failure
Vision loss
Memory problems

When you have high blood pressure, you’re at a higher risk of having a stroke or heart attack.

If I have high blood pressure, will I have symptoms?

High blood pressure doesn’t cause symptoms until atherosclerotic plagues get large enough to severely block blood flow. At that stage, you develop symptoms such as leg pain and chest pain. For many people, however, the first symptom is a heart attack or stroke

How is high blood pressure treated?

When high blood pressure is diagnosed at an early stage, lifestyle changes may be enough to bring it back to normal. Lifestyle changes include eating a healthier diet, losing weight, getting exercise, and stopping smoking.

If your blood pressure stays too high after making lifestyle changes, or if your blood pressure is dangerously high at the time of your diagnosis, the team at ENIHEALTHCARE prescribes antihypertensive medication. They also treat health conditions such as high cholesterol that contribute to high blood pressure.

Whether you just want to have your blood pressure checked or you need ongoing treatment for high blood pressure, call ENIHEALTHCARE or book an appointment online today.