Patient's question:
My grandmother is already 77 years old this year. She is very old, and she has had high blood pressure for several years. She has quit for several years and has been taking oral antihypertensive drugs, but it hasn't come down. How to treat high blood pressure that doesn't go down?Doctor's answer:
Long-term hypertension can lead to atherosclerosis of blood vessels, causing lumen stenosis, resulting in adverse reactions such as coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, and renal artery stenosis. Antihypertensive drugs mainly include five categories: beta-blockers, diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor antagonists, and calcium channel blockers. Each drug has its own indications and contraindications. The treatment principle should be individualized, with the type of disease being determined based on the patient's underlying conditions to minimize side effects.