Hypertension puts additional strain on your heart and veins. If untreated it can increase complications of cardiovascular disease, vision, kidney, bones and brain.
Brain Stroke
Reduced blood supply to the brain can lead to rapid loss of brain function.
Heart Attack
Hypertension causes heart to pump against high blood pressure, making it harder than necessary. Overtime this causes the heart muscle to thicken, restricting blood flow.
Blood Vessel Damage
Hypertension is a leading cause of atherosclerosis, the artery narrowing process, causing heart attack.
Kidney Failure
The damaged vessels in the kidneys can’t effectively filter your blood, resulting in a dangerous accumulation of fluid and waste.
Vision Loss
High blood pressure can damage blood vessels in the retina, resulting loss of vision.
Bone Loss
High blood pressure may increase the amount of calcium in urine. The excessive amount of elimination of calcium may lead to loss of bone density.
So, don’t take hypertension/high blood pressure for granted.
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