Clinical characteristics of hypertension in the elderly

Hypertension generally refers to hypertension, the elderly hypertension clinical characteristics include pulse pressure difference increased, systolic blood pressure increased, complications, etc., specific analysis is as follows:

1. pulse pressure difference increased after the

elderly hypertension, due to vascular aging, there will be arteriosclerosis, so that the vascular wall contraction and relaxation capacity reduced, there will be pulse pressure difference increased.

2. systolic blood pressure increased

due to the elderly vascular elasticity weakened, will lead to reduced elasticity of the aorta, so that the left heart ejection resistance increased, resulting in systolic blood pressure increased.

3. complications after the elderly

hypertension occurs, usually not independent disease, there will be diabetes, heart disease, cerebral embolism and other complications, affecting health.