Patient's question:
Doctor, my father suffers from hereditary hypertension and needs to take medication every day. If he forgets to take his antihypertensive medication on any given day, his blood pressure tends to rise significantly. I am very worried about my father's hereditary hypertension. I would like to consult whether there is a possibility of curing this disease.Doctor's answer:
It seems like your father has this hereditary hypertension that requires long-term medication. In other words, he needs to take blood pressure medication for the rest of his life, and there is basically no chance of being cured. Hypertension is a metabolic disease, similar to diabetes and high blood lipids, all of which are metabolic diseases. These conditions require lifelong treatment. When diagnosed with these diseases, the first step is to control diet, paying attention to low-salt and low-fat diets. Secondly, appropriate exercise is necessary. In addition, long-term oral medication is required.