Patient's question:
My father-in-law has high blood pressure, and my husband's blood pressure is a bit high now. I've heard that high blood pressure can be inherited across generations, so I'm a bit worried that my son might also get this disease. Hello doctor, how does high blood pressure be inherited across generations? Is the probability of inheritance high?Doctor's answer:
Hypertensive patients are very common in clinical diagnosis, mainly for the following aspects: the first is to determine the medication to control and alleviate it, the second aspect is that hypertension has a genetic component, and the third aspect is to control through dietary and lifestyle habits. Hypertension has a strong correlation with intergenerational inheritance. Through physical exercise, this blood pressure condition can also be controlled. Currently, there are factors related to intergenerational inheritance in the family, so the possibility of it reappearing in the next generation is very high.