Many studies clearly demonstrated a direct relationship between high blood pressure stroke, heart disease, and renal (kidney) failure. People with uncontrolled high blood pressure are about t times more likely to have coronary artery disease, six times more likely to have congestive heart failure, seven times more likely to have a stroke than people with control high blood pressure.
Treatment of high blood press can markedly decrease these risks. L treated or inadequately treated hypertension has detrimental effects on your heart, arteries, brain, and kidney. These are explained below.
Heart. High blood pressure force the heart to work harder than normal. Blood pressure is like a weight or load that the heart muscle must lift. Like an muscle, your heart gets larger with heavy weight lifting. Eventually, however, the heart’s pumping efficiency decreases when the muscle can no longer continue to adapt to the excessive work load. If this occurs, the heart muscle may weaken, and congestive heart failure develops.
Arteries. High blood pressure also seems to accelerate the development of atherosclerosis in your arteries and arterioles as you ages increasing the chances of stroke or heart attack. High blood pressure can also lead to an aneurysm, or bulge, in an artery.
Brain. Your chances of having a stroke (see page 100) are also increased if you have high blood pressure. A stroke is a form of brain injury caused by a blocked or ruptured blood vessel in the brain.
Kidneys. Mild, untreated high blood pressure caused the kidney damage in about 25 percent of the people who are now undergoing kidney dialysis. Early and adequate treatment of high blood pressure can prevent or delay the need for kidney dialysis or transplantation in some people.
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WHY IS HIGH BLOOD PRESS BAD FOR YOU? Many studies clearly demonstrated a direct relationship between high blood pressure stroke, heart disease, and renal (kidney) failure. People with uncontrolled high blood pressure are about t times more likely to have coronary artery disease, six times more likely to have congestive heart failure, seven times more likely to have a stroke than people with control high blood pressure.Treatment of high blood press can markedly decrease these risks. L treated or inadequately treated hypertension has detrimental effects on your heart, arteries, brain, and kidney. These are explained below.Heart. High blood pressure force the heart to work harder than normal. Blood pressure is like a weight or load that the heart muscle must lift. Like an muscle, your heart gets larger with heavy weight lifting. Eventually, however, the heart’s pumping efficiency decreases when the muscle can no longer continue to adapt to the excessive work load. If this occurs, the heart muscle may weaken, and congestive heart failure develops.Arteries. High blood pressure also seems to accelerate the development of atherosclerosis in your arteries and arterioles as you ages increasing the chances of stroke or heart attack. High blood pressure can also lead to an aneurysm, or bulge, in an artery. Brain. Your chances of having a stroke (see page 100) are also increased if you have high blood pressure. A stroke is a form of brain injury caused by a blocked or ruptured blood vessel in the brain.Kidneys. Mild, untreated high blood pressure caused the kidney damage in about 25 percent of the people who are now undergoing kidney dialysis. Early and adequate treatment of high blood pressure can prevent or delay the need for kidney dialysis or transplantation in some people.*259\252\8*
