Hypertension might be fatal

Hypertension might be fatal

From Suara Karya

Indonesia's hypertension cases are increasing from year to
year. It "strikes" urban as well as rural societies with quite an
apprehensive percentage. Hypertension is the main cause of
strokes.

In a seminar Control of Hypertension and its affect on the
decline of stroke incidents, held on June 17 2000 at Yogyakarta's
Gajah Mada University's School of Medicine, it was disclosed that
uncontrolled hypertension in Indonesia has reached 95 percent.
And it is almost certain that in hypertension cases there are
complications, especially in the form of strokes.

Strokes can result in speech defects, disturbances in walking,
arm/hand movements, slackness of facial features, partial body
paralysis resulting in patients having to stay in bed and
ruptured blood vessels in the brain causing death. Strokes have
high rates of death and defects.

Uncontrolled hypertension is marked by bad blood tension, over
160/95. If this persists over a relatively long time, there will
be, within a certain period, complications, particularly in the
form of a stroke. Other complications are heart disturbances,
kidney failure, impotence.

Generally, hypertension patients are people who are ignorant
of medically handling or controlling the syndrome; actually they
should not take the syndrome for granted considering the
complications. Hypertension should be seriously handled. Failure
to control hypertension can be fatal.

Despite the medicines taken, incorrect control can definitely
lead to complications. With correct control, however, the patient
will one day be free from medical dependence. So, control is the
most important factor in overcoming hypertension.

Hypertension is closely related to life expectancy. The worse
the hypertension of a patient, the shorter his/her life will be
because of the numerous complications possible.

SUGITO

Magelang, Central Java