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Treated Diseases

• Hypertension
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Post-infarction conditions

Diovan is prescribed for the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure and post-infarction conditions. Diovan can be prescribed alone or in combination with other medications(usually diuretics) used to treat these cardiovascular diseases.

What should patients know about these cardiovascular diseases? What are the main symptoms associated with these disorders? What categories of people are amenable to these diseases?

Hypertension also called high blood pressure is one of the most widespread chronic diseases. It is commonly known that hypertension is a leading risk factor in the developing of heart attacks, strokes, eye problems, kidney diseases and many other dangerous illnesses. For the last 30 years medicine invented a lot of hypertensive medication that can successfully control blood pressure. It is important to understand that neither of them can cure hypertension, however they can keep your blood pressure under control. The most right approach in the hypertension treatment usually includes combination of drugs (one or more depending on the severity of the disease) as well as lifestyle changes and right nutrition.

"Normal" blood pressure is considered 120-129/80-84 . If you regularly check your blood pressure and your pressure is more than 140/90 , it means that you have hypertension. People with hypertension do not usually experience any severe symptoms and that's why they ignore their condition. However, some people can experience headaches, nausea, blurred vision or dizziness. These are the most common symptoms of high blood pressure. If not treated in time the disease can develop into a chronic form. Chronic hypertension is a severe condition that affects many organs such as: heart, brain, blood vessels , kidney and eyes. The damage of these body's structures may result in congestive heat failure, kidney failure, infarction, strokes and micro circulation disorders of the eye.

Hypertension can be divided into 2 main types: essential or primary hypertension and secondary hypertension which is caused by different diseases. Secondary hypertension is sometimes curable. What exactly causes the essential hypertension is still not understood. Hereditary factors, being African American, age in males over 45 or women over 55 years old are the main risk factors for high blood pressure developing. Also if you suffer from diabetes, are obese and do not have enough physical activity you are more likely to develop high blood pressure than others.

Hypertension is sometimes called "silent killer" so do not wait if your blood pressure becomes high. Your health care provider may help you fight this severe disease.

Another cardiovascular disease that Diovan is used for is Congestive Heart Failure. Heart failure is a disease when the heart is not able to pump enough blood to the body's structures. Failure doesn't mean that the heart stops working , it means that it does not deliver the needed amount of blood to the organs. There are two main types of congestive heart failure. These are left-sided and righ-sided heart failures. Righ-sided occurs when the heart can not supply the lungs with enough oxygen. Left sided one is more frequent and occurs when the heart can not pump blood to the rest of the body.
The symptoms of congestive heart failure may very depending on the type of the disease , and the area involved in pathogenic process. The most common manifestations include:

• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Cough
• Frequent urination
• Weight gain
• Tiredness
• Ankles, legs, feet or abdomen swelling

There are 3 main leading causes that lead to congestive heart failure. These are:

• Coronary artery disease(angina or heart attack)
• Hypertension
• Diabetes

It means that if you have had a heart attack or experienced hypertension - congestive heart failure is more likely to occur. Being African American, being a men over 65 years old also increases your chance for congestive heart failure.
The appropriate treatment of this severe disease includes not only drug application but also making all life style changes and following all the appointment of your health care provider.

Diovan is also used to treat Post-infarction conditions. Post-infarction condition is determined as a period, beginning in 48-72 hours after the symptoms of infarction occurred till to the end of patient's life. Post-infarction condition is sometimes manifested with different heart problems, and may lead to congestive heart failure. The main goal in the treatment of this condition is decreasing the risk of the repeated infarctions and heart attacks.