On the evening of April 19, at a birthday banquet for a 90-year-old man in Jiangbei District, Chongqing, a female singer in her 30s suddenly fell to the ground while singing and passed away after rescue efforts failed. It is reported that the female singer has a medical history of high blood pressure.
Many people believe that people with high blood pressure must not fall down, as falling down will be life-threatening. Is this true? What are the causes of falls due to high blood pressure? How to avoid it?
The reason why the singer fell is not clear. Some people think that he stepped on the hem of his skirt and fell. If the fall was caused by external force, the cause of death should be related to brain trauma.
In fact, there is a certain reason why people believe that high blood pressure is dangerous for falling. There are three types of falls:
One is a sudden cerebrovascular accident caused by high blood pressure. If blood pressure is poorly controlled, the most common complication is cerebrovascular accident, which can manifest as cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction. When a cerebrovascular accident occurs, the patient will lose consciousness immediately, causing fainting. In this case, regardless of whether the patient faints or not, the cerebrovascular accident itself is a very dangerous emergency and may be life-threatening at any time.
The second type is acute myocardial infarction caused by high blood pressure. Hypertension can cause atherosclerosis and induce the onset of coronary heart disease and acute myocardial infarction. If the blocked blood vessel is at a critical location, such as the main trunk or proximal end of the coronary artery, malignant arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation will occur, and the patient will immediately experience cardiac arrest.
The third type is dizziness caused by high blood pressure. When blood pressure is difficult to control, some patients will experience dizziness, vision rotation, and patients may become unstable and fall. If you accidentally land on the back of your head when you fall, it can easily cause bleeding in the brain stem and cause an accident.
From this point of view, high blood pressure does not cause accidents due to falls. In the first two cases, high blood pressure causes serious complications first, and has little to do with the fall itself.
Therefore, patients with high blood pressure should actively manage their blood pressure in daily life. They can choose pramide, sartan, sacubitril/valsartan sodium, etc., which can not only lower blood pressure, but also protect blood vessels and reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. occurrence of vascular events.
In order to reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, it is best to do the following:
First, control blood pressure well. The minimum requirement is to control it below 140/90mmhg. If you have coronary heart disease, renal insufficiency, cerebral hemorrhage, etc., it is best to control it below 130/80mmhg. This is the most ideal goal.
The second is to keep blood pressure stable. Many people suffer cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents, which are closely related to high and low blood pressure. If blood pressure suddenly rises, it will easily increase the risk of cerebral hemorrhage; if blood pressure suddenly drops very low, it will increase the possibility of cerebral infarction. Choose long-acting antihypertensive drugs, such as long-acting dipine, pruritan, sartan, etc., and take one tablet every day to achieve stable blood pressure reduction.
The third is preventive medication. For patients with severe atherosclerosis, especially those with diabetes and a history of stroke, long-term oral administration of aspirin, statins, etc. is required to prevent the formation of thrombosis and stabilize atherosclerotic plaques, which can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Chance of vascular events.
To summarize, high blood pressure is not a fear of falling, but a fear of complications. Only by actively managing your blood pressure and paying attention to lifestyle adjustments can you prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. #Chongqing a female singer fell down and died while performing at the birthday banquet# #diabetes hypertension complications#
