Is hypertension chronic?
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Grade II hypertension is a chronic disease.
Chronic disease refers to a long-standing and difficult to cure a class of diseases, the cause of the disease is related to genetic, poor lifestyle, neglect of self-care factors. Common chronic diseases include hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc. Grade II hypertension refers to systolic blood pressure between 160-179mmHg, and (or) diastolic blood pressure between 100-109mmHg. Confirmed patients need to immediately use antihypertensive drugs to reduce their risk and prevent cardiovascular events.
Patients with hypertension should strictly control their sodium intake in their diet. Obese people should control their weight appropriately to help maintain stable blood pressure.
