Hypertension in young adults increases the risk of
stroke, kidney damage later in life
A study has found that people aged between 18 to 49,
with high systolic blood pressure over 140, are at greater risk of stroke,
damage of kidneys and brain. The condition, called isolated systolic
hypertension (ISH), occurs in people aged 18 to 49, who exhibit systolic blood
pressure of 140 or higher (versus the optimal of under 120), but a normal
diastolic pressure of around 80. Systolic pressure is the top number in a blood
pressure reading and diastolic is the bottom number. The researchers took
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) pictures of the participants’ hearts to
assess the condition of the aorta – the major artery that carries oxygenated
blood from the heart to the body. The common approach of ignoring higher
systolic blood pressure levels in younger adults may be wrong, said study author
Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin from UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Hypertension
Program.
Dr Vongpatanasin added that doctors should consider
treating these patients sooner rather than later, as not treating these
individuals can lead to more brain and kidney damage in the future. The
findings suggested that the incidence of isolated systolic hypertension in
Americans 18 to 39 more than doubled over the last two decades and is now
estimated to be about five percent. The study, published in the journal
Hypertension, found that the threat of aortic stiffness is not only real, but
also visible. The team examined 2,001 participants in the Dallas Heart Study.
The next step will be to scan kidneys brains, and hearts of participants from
the Dallas Heart Study to determine what effect the aortic stiffening has had.
Identify new genetic, protein, and imaging biomarkers that can detect
cardiovascular disease at its earliest stages, when prevention is most
effective.
24.05.2017
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