Marina Zhuravleva, chief clinical pharmacologist of the Moscow Health Department, said that people older than 35 years should have a tonometer in the first-aid kit. This has been reported DEA Novosti.
“To understand whether it is normal or elevated, it is desirable to check the blood pressure, and then it is necessary to look for the cause of the increase,” the doctor said.
According to him, if at a young age, for example, at 25, there is an increase in blood pressure and he does not know that he has a disease, then it is imperative to consult a doctor and find out. If there are diseases and reasons that require blood pressure control.
It is noted that before the age of 18, tonometry is not needed if there is no confirmed cardiovascular disease, but sometimes in adolescence adolescents experience various disorders of vascular tone, when the child grows rapidly or when emotional events and experiences occur, but this often happens. does not require long-term medical treatment.
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