According to the National Health Commission, the prevalence of hypertension in China is as high as 33.5%, and the total number of people has exceeded 300 million. According to my country’s rounded population of 1.5 billion, every five people have high blood pressure, and it is not too much to call it a “national disease”.

People who are diagnosed with high blood pressure should lie down and take medicine; people who do not have high blood pressure should be apprehensive…

And recently, there have been reports on the Internet that “the high blood pressure vaccine is coming this year” listing” news.

There is a legend that “after a healthy person is beaten, he will no longer have high blood pressure” and “after a high blood pressure patient is beaten, he will never take medicine again”.

But is the hypertension vaccine really so “smart”?

Hypertension vaccine available this year?

The pathogenesis of hypertension is very complicated, and scientists are more clear about it The main reason is that abnormal activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) can increase blood pressure and induce damage to target organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys.

For this reason, scientists regard the RAAS system as one of the main targets for hypertension treatment.

The principle of action of the hypertension vaccine is to generate persistent antibodies in the body to block the abnormal activation of each link in the RAAS system, thereby achieving the purpose of treatment.

Currently, there is no vaccine for hypertension.

Although at the 6th Central Cardiology Conference held in 2016, Professor Liao Yuhua, director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital, stated that the fastest time to market is 2022.

But in a recent interview with a reporter from “China News Weekly”, Professor Liao Yuhua admitted that the vaccine has not yet entered the clinical stage, and many problems need to be solved. The recent expected launch date is 2026.

So don’t be too impatient for hypertensive patients.

Can a vaccine prevent high blood pressure?

After seeing the working principle of high blood pressure vaccine, many people will be very puzzled: Aren’t vaccines all preventive? How can high blood pressure be treated?

This is a misunderstanding of many small partners about vaccines, but it’s not everyone’s fault.

After all, regardless of the chickenpox vaccine given as a child, or the new crown vaccine that almost everyone has now, they are all used to prevent disease and reduce the incidence of disease.

But in addition to prevention, there is another category of vaccines—therapeutic vaccines, meaning that in the body that has been infected with pathogenic organisms or suffering from certain diseases, the body can be induced to produce A specific or non-specific immune response, resulting in a product for the treatment of disease.

The hypertension vaccine developed in my country is a typical therapeutic vaccine, which mainly achieves the purpose of controlling blood pressure by substituting the effect of some hypertension drugs.

Simply put, the much-anticipated hypertension vaccine is essentially a new type of antihypertensive drug.

It’s time to wake up from the dream of “one shot can prevent high blood pressure”!

Can I stop taking medicine after getting the high blood pressure vaccine?

Some people may say: Since it cannot be prevented, it The treatment effect must be great. Do hypertensive patients no longer need to take medicine?

Unfortunately…the answer is still “no”!

As a new type of drug, the hypertension vaccine definitely has many advantages, but a new drug is not a magic drug.

The effect of high blood pressure vaccine is also limited, but compared with the trivial daily oral medication, a single injection of high blood pressure can be used for about 3 months, which greatly reduces the pressure of daily medication for life. Helps improve patient compliance.

On the other hand, the high blood pressure vaccine is made with angiotensin as the target, mainly for high blood pressure caused by excessive secretion of angiotensin. No amount of vaccines will help.

In addition, the indications, toxic and side effects of hypertension vaccines need to be verified one by one, and the road to market for hypertension vaccines is still long.

At present, oral antihypertensive drugs are still the most mature and effective way to treat hypertension.

Instead of relying on vaccines that are not yet on the market, it is better to take your medicines every day.

Stable blood pressure, these 4 points are very important

1. Follow the doctor’s advice and take medicine regularly

If you don’t take medicine for high blood pressure for a day or two, your body is fine Obvious symptoms. Therefore, many patients’ medication is “fishing for two days and drying nets for three days”, which all depends on their mood.

But in fact, if high blood pressure is not controlled for one day, it will quietly destroy the major organs of the body.

In addition, do not change or increase or decrease the dosage of the medicine prescribed by the doctor without permission. The type of medicine and dosage chosen by the doctor are based on many factors such as whether you have comorbidities, your body’s ability to bear the medicine, and after comprehensive consideration. just decided.

If drugs are used indiscriminately, various adverse reactions may occur or the effect of blood pressure lowering may not be as good as before.

2. Overweight to lose weight and maintain normal stability

Not to discriminate against obese people, but obesity does bring many health risks, and high blood pressure is one of them .

At the same time, studies have shown that for every kilogram of weight lost in overweight or obese people, blood pressure can be reduced by 1 mm Hg.

So in addition to taking medicine, hypertensive patients have to try their best to maintain a healthy body.

3. StrongAdequate exercise, keep exercising

At least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, such as jogging, cycling, swimming and dancing, can reduce blood pressure by 5-8 mmHg, but If you stop exercising, your blood pressure is likely to rise again.

Persistent exercise can keep blood pressure stable.

4. Eat the right food and refuse alcohol

Patients with high blood pressure should eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables and low-fat dairy products, and eat less high-fat foods Eat big fish and meat with high oil to avoid overweight.

At the same time, you should pay attention to reducing the sodium (salt) content in your diet. High-sodium foods are not only salty, but also many “hidden salts” hidden in many desserts, so don’t be fooled by them. Cute looks deceive.

The biggest dietary taboo for hypertensive patients is drinking. Alcohol is the “accelerator” of blood pressure, and it will also reduce the efficacy of drugs when ingested.

It is recommended that you do not drink alcohol unless necessary, and drink less alcohol when necessary.

[Reference]

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2. Is there a vaccine for high blood pressure? You don’t need to take medicine after one injection? .Yimaitong.2021-05-15 21:03

3. The Mayo Clinic in the United States summarizes 10 “life-saving blood pressure methods”, insisting on doing it can lower blood pressure little by little. Life Times.2021- 04-19