Why PKD Patients Have High Blood Pressure

2014-09-17 02:42

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney disease, with disorder in kidneys. And there will be numerous kidney cysts growing in kidneys. PKD is a progressive disease, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will cause the reduction of kidney function and lead to kidney failure. With the development of PKD, patients will suffer from some severe symptoms, and high blood pressure is a common one. Then why PKD patients have high blood pressure?

What can cause high blood pressure in PKD?

As we know, the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts will oppress the surrounding blood vessels in kidneys, which will cause the reduced blood volume in kidneys. And this will cause the kidneys producing more renin, which will cause the increase of angiotensin levels. During this process, it will easily cause high blood pressure in PKD.

In addition, when the PKD cause kidney failure, and the kidneys cant work well, which will cause the fluid retention in blood, and this can cause high blood pressure as well.

How to treat high blood pressure in PKD?

From above, we can get the main cause of high blood pressure in PKD, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys, so PKD patients need to have effective treatment to help regulate the blood pressure.

Since the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts will cause high blood pressure, so PKD patients need to have treatment to help shrink the kidney cysts. Here we recommend Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which uses traditional Chinese herbs, and herbs can help increase the blood circulation, which can help increase the blood volume in kidneys. And this can help bring more oxygen and nutrition to kidneys, which will be helpful for PKD patients to repair the kidney damage and improve the kidney function.

Through the systemic treatment, the kidney cysts can be controlled and the kidney function can be improved effectively, all these can help control the high blood pressure from root. Still have any questions, you can ask the online doctor, or you can also leave a message below.

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