World Hypertension Day | If blood pressure drops, can you stop taking medication? 10 myths about hypertension are dispelled today

World Hypertension Day | If blood pressure drops, can you stop taking medication? 10 myths about hypertension are dispelled today

Hypertension is a common and frequently occurring disease worldwide. If not treated promptly, it will increase the risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure, renal failure, etc.

There are many different opinions on the Internet about the prevention and treatment of hypertension. For example, once you take antihypertensive drugs, you cannot stop taking them and you have to take them for life? People with high blood pressure should not exercise because they are prone to sudden death? Long-term use of antihypertensive drugs will make blood vessels fragile? ... So, are these opinions true?

May 17th is "World Hypertension Day". Science Rumors has compiled and interpreted 10 widely circulated rumors related to hypertension.

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