Is high blood pressure hereditary?

As economic conditions are getting better, living conditions are gradually improving. People eat and drink well, and often have social activities after get off work, but they often don't arrange time to exercise properly. Therefore, high blood pressure and obesity are slowly coming to the door. Health problems are worrying, so people begin to focus on health preservation, hoping to have a healthy body through scientific health preservation methods!

However, for those who already suffer from high blood pressure, in addition to actively cooperating with the doctor's treatment, they must learn to take good care of themselves so that the condition can be controlled. However, many people are still worried: Is high blood pressure hereditary? This question is like a stone weighing on their hearts!

Is hypertension hereditary? People with a family history of hypertension are more likely to develop hypertension than those without a family history of hypertension. If one of the parents has hypertension, the incidence of hypertension in their children can reach 28%. If both parents have hypertension, the incidence of hypertension in their children can reach 46%. 65% of the adult siblings of hypertensive patients may suffer from hypertension, among which monozygotic twins are more closely related to hypertension than other relatives. Some factors related to the onset of hypertension, such as hyperlipidemia, obesity, diabetes, high-salt diet, etc., are also closely related to genetics.

It can be summarized into two major factors, namely genes plus environment. That is, under the influence of multi-gene inheritance, coupled with the common living environment, eating habits, personality and hobbies of the same family, there is a tendency for common diseases to occur in the family. But this does not mean that if parents suffer from high blood pressure, their children will definitely suffer from high blood pressure. By controlling other causes of high blood pressure, such as smoking, alcoholism, excessive fatigue, emotional instability, etc., the incidence of high blood pressure can be reduced.

From the above explanation, we can understand that hypertension is hereditary, but friends with hypertension do not need to be too pessimistic. In fact, as long as the inducement is controlled, the incidence of hypertension can be reduced. Therefore, it is best for hypertensive patients to control their own hypertension under the examination and treatment of professional doctors! In addition to keeping themselves healthy, it also makes the next generation healthy!