中文摘要：

高血压病是一种常见的慢性病,也是发病率最高、对人们健康危害最大的疾病之一,已经成为我国乃至世界一个重要的公共卫生问题。本文就高血压病的病因和预防进行总结,现代医学认为高血压病的主要原因：活跃交感神经过度激活肾素血管紧张素醛固酮系统;血管内皮功能障碍;血小板功能受损,血栓形成。多数中医认为高血压病病名属眩晕、头痛的范畴,基本病机可分为虚实两个方面。应提高人们对高血压病的认知,从饮食习惯、情志作息、身体锻炼等几个方面来预防高血压病。

英文摘要：

Hypertension a common chronic disease well as the one of the diseases with higher incidence rate and greater harm to people, has become an important public health problem in China even all over the world. This article has mainly discussed in the etiology and prevention of hypertension. Modern medicine thinks that the occurrence of hypertension is related with the three aspects： excessive activation of renln angiotensin aldosterone system byaetive sympathetic nerve, vascular endothelial dysfunction and thrombosis resulted from impaired platelet function. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hypertension is belonged to vertigo and headache fields, the basic pathogenesis of hypertension can be divided into two aspects （excess and deficiency）. Hypertension prevention may be carried by improving the cognition of hypertension, eating habits, the rest of emotional and physical exercise in daily life for modem people.