The day theme of hypertension of this year: The family examines blood pressure by oneself

The day theme of hypertension of this year: The family examines blood pressure by oneself
Reporter's money peak learnt from Ministry of Public Health a few days ago, the theme of day of national hypertension was that " the family examines blood pressure by oneself " on October 8 this year ,The purpose is to call upon the public, especially hypertension patient to pay attention to examining blood pressure. It is introduced, from May of 2007 to October, the cardiovascular disease hospital investigated 9900 hypertension patients of some function communities in Beijing outside centre of prevention and cure and mound of cardiovascular disease of Ministry of Public Health, the persons who among them examine blood pressure by oneself account for 30%. Our country have 200 million the intersection of hypertension and patient now, but knowing rate of hypertension it is 30% only, the treating rate is 25%, the controlling rate is 6%. The above-mentioned " three rate " One of the lower reasons, it is the patient that does not know one's own blood pressure level, even known hypertension patient uses medicine only according to feeling. Quite a lot of residents have never examined blood pressure, has not only found hypertension until when the hospital has gone to a doctor, just know that suffers from hypertension by oneself when cerebral hemorrhage even takes place. Generally speaking, the blood pressure value that the family examines blood pressure by oneself is lower than the blood pressure value that the clinic measures. The family examines 135/85 millimetres mercury column of average of blood pressure by oneself, in other words the clinic measures 140/90 millimetres mercury column of blood pressure. Not the average that numerous families examine blood pressure by oneself is greater than or equal to the mercury column of 135/85 millimetres on the same day, can consider diagnosing as hypertension.

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