Experts told what to do for hypertensive patients if medication has no effect

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Experts told what to do for hypertensive patients when even medication does not help bring down high blood pressure.

Arterial hypertension can be primary, secondary, or symptomatic, when pressure rises due to a malfunction in a specific internal organ. Most often, the cause of the disease is the kidneys and adrenal glands, which produce an excess amount of the hormone aldosterone. As a result, the risk of developing diabetes increases, heart rhythm is disturbed, and stroke is likely. Doctors rarely manage to understand the reason that provokes pressure surges, so for diagnosis it is recommended to refer patients for an analysis of the level of renin and aldosterone, as well as for a consultation with an endocrinologist.

The expert called some other features of symptomatic hypertension: night apnea syndrome, deviations from the norm of potassium and sodium concentration, thirst, frequent urination. Only an endocrinologist can make a final diagnosis and choose an effective treatment.