Patient's question:
My grandfather and father both have high blood pressure. I'm not very young now, but I've also been diagnosed with high blood pressure. I'd like to ask if there's any relationship between this disease and the possibility of intergenerational inheritance in families?Doctor's answer:
High blood pressure is related to genetic factors in the family, but it is not an inherited disease. The specific situation needs to be determined on an individual basis. The pathogenesis of hypertension still needs to be elaborated. Its pathological and physiological mechanisms are multifactorial. Arterial pressure is determined not only by vascular resistance but also by cardiac output, and the heart is involved in the development of certain types of hypertension. The stiffness and filling degree of blood vessels are also factors that determine blood pressure.