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Therapy for high blood pressure
Widespread disease hypertension
A particular focus of our outpatient and inpatient treatment is hypertension therapy. Due to changes in diet and lifestyle in the western world, hypertension has become a widespread disease with fatal consequences such as heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure.
In addition to this primary hypertension, which is also based on a genetic predisposition, there are forms of hypertension that have a direct organic origin and are therefore referred to as secondary hypertension (around 15% of all hypertensive patients).
We offer laboratory and imaging diagnostics for all secondary forms of hypertension such as renoparenchymatous hypertension, renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma, Crohn's disease and rarer forms.
When hypertensive patients present on an outpatient basis, our range of services also includes the clarification of possible secondary damage to the various organs caused by hypertension. Hypertension is treated in accordance with recognized guidelines and the latest patient studies.
In addition to drug therapy, we offer every patient the option of diet and lifestyle advice from our dietician. The success of the therapy is checked at regular intervals by 24-hour outpatient blood pressure measurements. Therapy is carried out in close consultation with the patient's GP. Our aim is to return hypertensive patients to their referring colleagues with a clear treatment concept once the diagnosis has been made.
If kidney damage or kidney disease is detected during our assessment, we also offer close care in our renal outpatient clinic to prevent the progression of renal insufficiency. Hypertension therapy also plays an important role here, as hypertension is the most important progression factor for the deterioration of impaired kidney function.
When the pressure becomes too great
On its progressive path of modern patient communication, the DGfN - German Society of Nephrology - has also taken up the topic of high blood pressure. Every second German over the age of 50 suffers from high blood pressure; 7 million people worldwide die every year as a direct or indirect result of high blood pressure. This evil does not come alone, because in addition to the increased risk of stroke, chronic high blood pressure also damages the kidneys. But today is not the end of the world, and there is a lot we can do to protect or maintain our health. To help with this task, this film has been produced in collaboration with TakePart Media and Science. We should watch it at the latest when the pressure becomes too great.
