Can hypertension patients smoke?

Hypertension patients generally do not recommend smoking.

Smoking is one of the causes of hypertension, if the patient smokes, can lead to increased release of noradrenaline sympathetic nerve endings, thus further increasing blood pressure levels. And smoking will also damage nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation through oxidative stress, increasing blood pressure levels. Therefore, hypertension patients do not recommend smoking, otherwise it is not conducive to blood pressure control, and even increase the incidence of complications such as hypertensive crisis, hypertensive heart disease.

Hypertension patients should also limit alcohol at ordinary times, diet to low-fat, low-salt food-based, can eat some fresh vegetables, such as vegetables, spinach, broccoli and so on.