Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when your blood passes through blood vessels with more force than is considered healthy. High blood pressure can damage artery and blood vessel walls over time and this often results in dangerous complications and even death if left untreated......READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
According to “Healthline”, some of the effects of hypertension on the body include:
1. Nervous system
High blood pressure often plays a vital role in the decline of dementia and cognition over time. Decreased blood flow to the brain results in memory and thinking problems and the victim may have trouble remembering or understanding things, or lose focus during conversations.
Studies show that the same damage that high blood pressure causes to blood vessels and arteries in the heart can happen to the arteries in the brain. Stroke often results when a larger blockage of blood to the brain occurs. Some brain cess starts dying If those parts of the brain can’t get the oxygen they receive from blood.
The severe nature of the stroke and how fast you receive treatment will determine your survival rate and the likelihood of permanent brain damage.
In addition, blood vessels in the eyes can be harmed as well and if they burst or bleed, can result in vision difficulties, like blurriness or blindness. The build-up of fluid under the retina is called choroidopathy.
2. Skeletal system
Studies have shown that high blood pressure can cause bone loss, known as osteoporosis, by increasing the amount of calcium your body gets rid of when you urinate. Studies also show that women who have already gone through menopause are especially at risk.
Osteoporosis weakens your bones making it simpler for fractures and breaks to occur.
3. Respiratory system
Arteries in the lungs just like the brain and heart can be damaged and blocked and when the artery that carries blood to your lungs gets blocked, it’s named a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism is very serious and requires immediate medical attention. Also, an aneurysm can occur in the lung.
People with sleep apnea (a sleep disorder that causes loud snoring and breathing interruptions during a night’s sleep) often don’t feel rested when they wake up in the morning and studies have associated the condition with high blood pressure since many people who are diagnosed with sleep apnea also possess high blood pressure.
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