Is high blood pressure hereditary? Is it true or is it a rumor?

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-02-06

High blood pressure may be passed on to the next generation, but not all high blood pressure will be passed on to the next generation. There is a certain genetic predisposition to high blood pressure, and if the parents have high blood pressure, the probability of the child will be relatively high. About 60% of people with hypertension have a significant family history of hypertension.

In addition to genetic factors, there are many causes of hypertension, and it may also be caused by factors such as eating foods high in sodium and low potassium in daily life, or staying up late, excessive nervousness, and mood swings.

If you have symptoms of high blood pressure, such as insomnia, dizziness, irritability, numbness of limbs, etc., you should go to the hospital in time and take antihypertensive drugs** under the guidance of a doctor to bring the blood pressure value back to normal. It is also necessary to pay attention to rest, maintain emotional stability, and avoid excessive tension and anxiety, which may lead to abnormal blood pressure increases.

For people with high blood pressure, the change of blood pressure is the most concerned issue, and the level of blood pressure will affect our lives, so how can we know the blood pressure value anytime and anywhere? Today's smart watches can help you solve this problem, and Anton, as one of the smart health watches, not only monitors blood pressure values, but also measures a variety of human body data, all 24 hours a day of uninterrupted collection, and a trend value every two hours, so that you can always understand your health.

The above content is for informational purposes only, for more information, it is recommended to consult a book on hypertension or consult a medical professional.

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