elevated blood pressure often requires
treatment due to its short- and
long-term effects on many organs. If
you have high blood pressure you are
more likely to suffer from:
-
Cerebrovascular accident (CVAs or
strokes)
- Myocardial
infarction (heart attack)
- Hypertensive
cardiomyopathy (heart failure due
to chronically high blood
pressure)
- Hypertensive
retinopathy - damage to the retina
in the eye
- Hypertensive
nephropathy - chronic renal failure
due to chronically high blood
pressure