The Silent Pressure: Mechanism Behind the Scenes
Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels.
Medically, hypertension is defined as systolic pressure ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥ 80 mmHg.
While more than 90% of cases are classified as "essential" (primary) with no identifiable cause, the mechanism is clear: excessive cardiac output or increased peripheral resistance.
Left unchecked, this high-pressure flow causes endothelial dysfunction, enlarges the heart, and eventually damages vital target organs like the brain and kidneys.
The absence of symptoms does not mean the disease has stopped.
BM's Perspective: There is a Reason for the Rise
BM Korean Internal Medicine Clinic asks, "Why?"
Why did your heart have to beat harder? Why did your blood vessels constrict?
From the perspective of Korean Medicine, hypertension is not just a mechanical rise in pressure.
- Hyperactivity of Liver Yang (Ganyang-sanghang / 肝陽上亢): A state where stress and Fire (Heat) rise, causing excessive sympathetic nervous system activity.
- Stagnation of Phlegm-Dampness (Damseup-joche / 痰濕阻滯): A state where blood becomes turbid and waste accumulates due to poor diet, increasing circulatory resistance.
- Qi Deficiency and Blood Stasis (Giheo-hyeoleo / 氣虛血瘀): A state where the heart's energy (Qi) is weakened, forcing pressure to rise to maintain circulation.
We look at your lifestyle patterns, dietary habits, and bodily imbalances hidden behind the blood pressure monitor.
This is the essence of hypertension as viewed by Internal Medicine by Korean Medicine Physicians.
