High blood pressure or hypertension usually affects adults, but it turned out a tad too high risk to have hypertension compared with children of women of the same age.
The numbers of children who develop hypertension than 100 people are one to two people. However, most cases of children affected by hypertension are boys. Why does this happen? The case relates to an unhealthy lifestyle, and usually a tad more vulnerable to unhealthy lifestyles.
Many factors cause hypertension in children one of which is the gender factor. It turned out that high blood pressure in boys is higher than girls her age.
"Boys are more susceptible to hypertension at age less than 60 years. It is caused by genetic and hormonal changes affect high blood pressure," said dr. Arieska Ann Soenarta, SpJP, hypertension experts, when found in a 'Press Conference World Hypertension Day.
Hypertension can give symptoms in the newborn such as shortness of breath, excessive sweating, nervous, pale, frequent vomiting, and seizures.
"In addition to infants, older children can show signs when he is exposed to hypertension such as fatigue excessive, seizures, deterioration of consciousness, severe headache, sudden blurred vision, nausea, nosebleeds, chest pain, short stature, weight gain is not normal , as well as muscle paralysis, "said dr. Arieska
Treatment of hypertension in children are divided into two major categories. "Nonpharmacologic and pharmacological treatment for children is dependent on the child's age, level of hypertension and response to treatment," said dr. Arieska.
Nonpharmacologic treatment that is by changing lifestyle such as weight loss, a diet low in fat and salt, as well as regular exercise. As for pharmacological with anti-hypertensive medication in children.
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