This is the important benefit of checking the blood pressure …

JAKARTA – Hypertension is a disease that can kill secretly because it does not show any symptoms, so that people with hypertension are not aware of the damage to important internal organs. Hypertension can lead to strokes, heart attacks and damage to important internal organs such as the kidneys.

It is not surprising that hypertension is the leading cause of death in the world. Unfortunately, only 50% of hypertensives realize that they are afflicted and that heart attacks and strokes can be prevented if hypertension has been detected and treated on time.

According to the month of May 2017 measurement, data measuring blood pressure of 72,006 Indonesians in 34 provinces in May 2017 indicate that 1 in 3 adults over the age of 41 years have an increase in blood pressure and 1 in 6 took antihypertensive medications.

In addition, 1 in 10 people first found that their blood pressure was higher than normal. To detect initial conditions that can lead to a stroke and heart disease, adopt a healthy lifestyle and regularly check your blood pressure at home, even at work.

But for the community, blood pressure checks are usually done only when they go to the doctor, which can only happen a few times a year. Therefore, it is not surprising that many people are surprised to discover that they have high blood pressure or high blood pressure when they start checking their blood pressure regularly or do not feel the symptoms of hypertension. Doctors and hypertension badociations currently recommend regular home blood pressure checks to control hypertension.

In addition to efficiency, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, regularly checking your own blood pressure at home is very helpful for several reasons. This can give an idea of ​​the evolution of daily blood pressure compared to higher blood pressure at the clinic than at home (due to white coat syndrome). Pay attention to how drug use and lifestyle changes can produce effective results. For some people, using a blood pressure gauge at home to monitor blood pressure helps to control their condition.

The home blood pressure checks can also provide a more complete picture of the tension each day, which is very helpful for the doctors and nurses who are examining you.

"Blood pressure rates can vary from hour to hour and every day depends on several factors: some people do not realize that morning blood pressure can be very different from the evening or when you go to the doctor," said Yoshiaki Nishiyabu, Marketing Director of Omron Healthcare in Indonesia. through press releases at SINDOnews.

"By using a blood pressure monitor at home, people can detect and monitor changes in their blood pressure," he added.

In addition, Yoshiaki said that it was very easy to control blood pressure at home. "In fact, blood pressure checks can be done easily at home using the modern digital blood pressure meters available today," he said.

(Nug)