PKD and High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is one of the common clinical manifestations of polycystic kidney disease, polycystic kidney disease early clinical manifestations. Foreign reports polycystic kidney disease in patients with blood pressure higher than the general population as early as ten years, 60% of patients in the renal blood pressure abnormalities before. Into ESRD stage, almost all patients with hypertension. Polycystic kidney disease is similar to other types of kidney disease, high blood pressure is an important factor to affect the progression of renal function, is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular complications.
Polycystic kidney disease, high blood pressure causes a great relationship with cyst size of the patient's body. Reduced local blood flow the increased cyst growing oppression of certain blood vessels in the kidney, and kidney receptors feel this reflex to a signal renin production increased, and thus the angiotensin concentration vasoconstriction caused by high blood pressure, But after the Chinese medicine, can be lifted compression symptoms of the cyst surrounded kidney unit, mitigation normal renal tissue ischemia missing oxygen, slow down the process of renal fibrosis. This will not only ease the generation of high blood pressure, and with vascular tone factor release weakened, increased vasodilator, promote blood circulation of the wall, the blood vessel becomes a degree of relaxation. blood pressure will be gradually manipulation. treatment of polycystic kidney disease, a series of clinical studies, but the most viable clinical interventions or polycystic kidney disease in patients with blood pressure control.
Strict control of blood pressure, heart and kidney function is essential for protection of polycystic kidney disease patients. Antihypertensive drug treatment should be early, the vast majority of drug therapies available to good results. ACEI, ARB, the ideal preferred drugs, and other commonly used drugs, calcium channel antagonists, beta blockers and central antihypertensive drugs.
Polycystic kidney failure patients should maintain freshness mood, work and rest, and establish the confidence to overcome the disease with treatment. Should the novelty usual diet, and nutritious, eat more fruits, appropriate manipulation protein intake, Eat cold Feigan of the goods or spicy, quit alcohol, to maintain smooth stool. Hypertension edema is significant, should be limiting sodium intake. May be appropriate to participate in a number of sports and entertainment activities, but it should prevent the waist and abdomen extrusion collision, to avoid cyst rupture. Patients with severe illness should stay in bed.