AHA held BP threshold less than 120/80, experts told why it was good for Indians?

New -Delhi, September 8 (IANS). The American Heart Association (AHA) reduced the BP threshold by 120/80 mm Hg. According to India experts, these steps will be aware of raising hypertension or high BP control in the country and people will be more serious about their health. For the first time since 2017, AHA recently updated its guidelines for people with high blood pressure. BP reading work has been improved: 130/90 mm Hg -limite is set for first day noses, Aha now defines normal blood pressure as less than 120/80 mm Hg. Dr. Mukesh Goyal told Ians: “Cardiothy and cardiovascular surgery, heart and lung transplant surgery division is very relevant to the Indian population due to the rapid rising rate of high blood pressure in India,” Ians said. He added: “For India, these changes are important: About 200 million people are estimated to be high blood pressure, reducing the blood pressure range for diagnosis that a large part of the population is now classified as high blood pressure, which increases awareness and that people are already aware of their health.” Goyal said changes in guidelines can help deal with ‘silent killer’ consequences because many Indians do not know that they have high blood pressure until complications arise ‘. Rajiv Jayadevan, chairman of the Scientific Committee of IMA Cochin, told Ians that it “mainly because high blood pressure does not cause symptoms in the first phase”. And everyone who receives treatment cannot gain sufficient control. The expert said: “Based on the recent major trials that new guidelines advocate stricter control over blood pressure, there are other tests that indicate that the treatment of high blood pressure does not benefit health, and that it can actually cause side effects such as low blood pressure, faint and kidney damage.” Therefore, he called to control the treatment of high blood pressure at his level. In particular, these guidelines recommend to find potassium -based salt options to prepare food at home, except patients suffering from chronic kidney disease, or who take medicines that reduce potassium emissions. Dr Vivekananda Jha, executive director of George Institute for Global Health, India, told Ians: “This is especially relevant to the Indian diet, where the house is cooked, salt food is eaten regularly.” In addition, he further said: “Promoting team -based management with participation of community health workers (ASHA) and nurses is suitable for India’s health system, especially in rural or primary healthcare areas.” Jayadevan said that since cardiovascular risk factors are extra, it is also important to avoid “tobacco, reduce alcohol intake, improve exercise levels, maintain a healthy body weight and follow a balanced diet and avoid excessive salt intake”. -Ians