Vietnamese Aspire for Healthy Hearts: Keep Your Heart in Check-Know Your Blood Pressure Number

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Originally published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH Publication No. 02-5201). U.S. government work, public domain. Reproduced as archived reference, not current guidance.

Ngöôøi Vieät Nam Mong Muoán Coù Traùi Tim Khoûe Maïnh

Haõy Khaùm Kieåm Tra Tim— Bieát Soá Ño Huyeát AÙp Cuûa Baïn

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Gia ñình, beø baïn, vaø nhöõng ngöôøi thaân laø voâ cuøng quyù giaù maét ñoái vôùi chuùng ta. Chính vì vaäy neân chuùng ta caàn giuùp ñôõ nhau trong cuoäc soáng vaø trong vaán ñeà chaêm soùc söùc khoûe. Baïn coù bieát beänh tim laø nguyeân nhaân haøng ñaàu trong vieäc tim gaây töû vong cho ngöôøi Vieät nam khoâng? Neáu baïn bò aùp

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huyeát cao, raát coù theå baïn ñang maéc phaûi beänh tim. thaän

Cao Huyeát Aùp Laø Gì?

Huyeát aùp cao xaûy ra khi aùp suaát maùu trong caùc maïch maùu duy trì ôû möùc cao trong khoaûng moät thôøi gian. Huyeát aùp cao khieán cho tim phaûi laøm vieäc nhieàu hôn, daãn ñeán nguy haïi cho tim, thaän vaø maét cuûa baïn. Huyeát aùp cao coù theå gaây ra ñau tim, suy thaän, thaäm chí coøn gaây töû vong.

Neân Bieát Chæ Soá Huyeát aùp Cuûa Baïn:

• Döôùi 120/80 laø bình thöôøng.
• Töø 120/80 ñeán 139/89 tieàn cao huyeát aùp.* Huyeát aùp cuûa quyù vò coù theå coù vaán ñeà. Phaûi haønh ñoäng ngay.
• 140/90 hoaëc cao hôn laø huyeát aùp cao.
• Cao huyeát aùp (hypertension) laø danh töø y hoïc chæ cho cao maùu.

Haõy Kieåm Tra!

Cao huyeát aùp thöôøng KHONG COÙ daáu hieäu hoaëc trieäu chöùng. Caùch duy nhaát ñeå bieát quyù vò coù bò huyeát aùp cao hay khoâng laø ñi khaùm veà huyeát aùp. Haõy gaëp baùc só hoaëc ñeán phoøng maïch ôû ñòa phöông ñeå khaùm huyeát aùp cuûa baïn ít nhaát laø moãi naêm moät laàn. Trong tröôøng hôïp maéc beänh cao huyeát aùp, baïn caàn ño thöôøng xuyeân moãi ngaøy.

Hoïc Caùch Ñoïc Soá Ño Aùp Huyeát Cuûa Baïn.

Aùp huyeát luoân ñöôïc ñöa ra döôùi daïng boä hai soá, taâm thu vaø taâm tröông. Ví duï, 120 treân 80 ñöôïc vieát laø 120/80. Soá treân (120), taâm thu (systolic), cho baïn bieát huyeát aùp trong ñoäng maïch khi tim ñaäp. Soá döôùi (80), taâm tröông (diastolic), laø huyeát aùp trong ñoäng maïch khi tim nghæ.

Aùp huyeát cuûa quyù vò laø bao nhieâu?

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Laøm Theo Naêm Lôøi Khuyeân Sau Ñaây Ñeå Phoøng Ngöøa Vaø Kieåm Soaùt Aùp Huyeát Cao.

 AÊn caùc loaïi thöïc phaåm coù ít löôïng muoái, natri, chaát beùo hoøa tan vaø colexteâroân (cholesterol). Cuõng caàn theo doõi löôïng calorie cuûa quyù vò. Toâi giöõ gìn traùi tim mình ñeå AÊn traùi caây, rau, caùc saûn phaåm bô söõa khoâng beùo hoaëc ít chaát beùo, ñaäu khoâ naáu vaø ñaäu Hoøa Lan, caù, taâm hoàn vaø traùi tim ñöôïc caân thòt gia caàm, thòt naïc, haïnh nhaân, vaø caùc saûn phaåm töø baèng. Söùc khoûe laø vaøng. nguõ coác, ñaëc bieät gaïo löùt, laø caùc loaïi thöùc aên toát ñeå coù moät traùi tim khoûe maïnh. Laøm cho bôùt maäp baèng caùch giaûm calorie, aên caùc khaåu phaàn nhoû hôn, vaø haõy sieâng naêng hoaït ñoäng. Giaûm caùc thöùc uoáng coù chaát röôïu. Neáu baïn uoáng röôïu trong leã tieäc cuøng vôùi gia ñình, haõy uoáng vöøa phaûi. Ñieàu naøy coù nghóa laø trong moät ngaøy uoáng khoâng quaù moät coác röôïu ñoái vôùi phuï nöõ vaø khoâng quaù hai coác ñoái vôùi nam giôùi. Uoáng thuoác trò huyeát aùp theo lôøi chæ daãn cuûa baùc só.

Vietnamese Aspire for Healthy Hearts

Keep Your Heart in Check—Know Your Blood Pressure Number

Our family, friends, and loved ones are very precious to us. That is why we need to support each other in life and in health. Did you know that heart disease is a leading cause of death for Vietnamese people? If you have high blood pressure, you are more likely to have heart disease.

What Is High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure occurs when the pressure of blood in the blood vessels stays high over a period of time. High blood pressure makes the heart work harder. It can harm your heart, your kidneys, and your eyes. High blood pressure can cause heart attack, kidney failure, and even death.

Check It Out!

High blood pressure usually has NO signs or symptoms. The only way to know you have high blood pressure is to get it checked. Go to a doctor or local health clinic to get your blood pressure checked at least once a year. Check it more often if you have high blood pressure.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes

Try These Five Tips to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure

1. Eat foods low in salt and sodium, saturated fat, and cholesterol. Also, watch your calories.
2. Fruits, vegetables, nonfat or lowfat dairy products, cooked dry beans and peas, fish, poultry, lean meats, nuts, and grain products, especially whole grains, are heart-healthy choices.
3. Take off extra weight by cutting down on calories, eating smaller portions, and being more physically active.
4. Cut back on alcoholic beverages. If you drink alcohol during celebrations with your family, do so in moderation. This means no more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men.
5. Take your blood pressure medicine as your doctor tells you.

Learn How To Read Your Blood Pressure Number.

Blood pressure is always given as two numbers, systolic and diastolic. For example, 120 over 80 is written like this: 120/80. The top number (120), systolic, tells you the pressure of the blood when the heart is beating. The bottom number (80), diastolic, is the pressure when the heart is at rest. What is your blood pressure?

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Know Your Number!

• Less than 120/80 is normal.

For more information, contact:

of Health

• 120/80 to 139/89 is prehypertension.*

National Heart,

Institute

NIH Publication No. 02-5201

Your blood pressure could be a problem. Act now.

• 140/90 or more is high blood pressure.
• Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.

Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

March 2004