Cardiologist declared reasons for increased blood pressure in children and adults

Arterial hypertension can develop including at an early age for several reasons. Their TV channel “Star” called a cardiologist Julia Marishhtseva.

According to her, children meet secondary hypertension, which has no vascular cause and is associated with problems with hormones, kidneys, adrenal glands. Sometimes elevated blood pressure in minors occurs due to overwork and inclipboard. “Gadgets can also increase pressure, still vegetative dystonia so-called”, – MEDICAL MEDICAL.

In adults, hypertension begins for other reasons, for example, neurological. Often this happens if a person sleeps little, smokes, gets tired at work. At the same time, smoking acts as an additional risk factor for the development of pressure problems. “When a person fears or goes on vacation, then without pills everything goes without saying,” said Marshinseva.

She added that with the age of the vessels losing elasticity, so they should be strengthened through sports, hardening, cholesterol control.