Hypotension is mostly caused by vascular degenerative changes in the elderly. Hypotension, also known as diastolic blood pressure, is generally called low diastolic blood pressure below 60mmHg, which mostly occurs in the elderly. With the increase of age, blood vessels will show the phenomenon of aging, decreased elasticity and increased stiffness, which will reduce the blood volume that can be stored in the aorta, thus reducing diastolic pressure; When diastolic blood pressure is too low, it is not conducive to blood supply to the heart and is easy to cause cardiovascular events.

Generally speaking, hypotension can be divided into acute hypotension and chronic hypotension, most of which are chronic hypotension. This chronic hypotension can cause dizziness, headache, chest tightness, palpitation, fatigue, insomnia, pallor and other symptoms, and sometimes sudden change of body position can easily lead to blackness at the moment and even fall. If it is acute hypotension, the blood pressure drops greatly, and organ perfusion may be insufficient, leading to unconsciousness, chest pain and even life-threatening, which requires active treatment.

How to pay attention to low pressure?

1 First of all, pay attention to avoid strenuous activities during normal activities to prevent transient cerebral blood supply insufficiency caused by hypotension, which will cause patients to faint and fall down, causing limb injuries.

2. Pay attention to regular review and measurement of blood pressure, and adjust the dosage of antihypertensive drugs or antihypertensive drugs according to blood pressure fluctuations. In the range of hypotension, generally, low pressure 60mmHg and high pressure 90mmHg are all in the range of hypotension.

3, in the usual diet should pay attention to strengthen nutrition, eat more high-protein food.

4, regular exercise, enhance physical fitness, and avoid hypotension caused by anemia and hypothyroidism.

How to prevent low pressure?

1, appropriately increase the amount of salt and drink more water at the same time. More water can increase blood volume and improve blood pressure after entering the blood.

2, increase nutrition, eat some tonics that are conducive to regulating blood pressure, such as: ginseng, astragalus, Shengmai drink, etc. In addition, drinking some low-alcohol wine will also raise blood pressure.

3. Strengthen physical exercise and improve the regulating function of the body. Physical exercise is good for both hypertension and hypotension.

4. In order to prevent fainting, elderly patients with hypotension should pay attention not to move too fast and too hard. When standing up from a lying or sitting position, move slowly.

5, drug therapy, can choose midodrine, ritalin, ephedrine and other antihypertensive drugs and adenosine triphosphate, coenzyme A, vitamins B and C, in order to improve the metabolic function of brain tissue.