What are the Consequences of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)?

As blood pressure increases, the risk of the following increase;

• Heart Failure
• Brain Attack (Stroke)
• Heart Attack
• Kidney Damage (hypertensive nephropathy)
• Eye Damage(hypertensive retinopathy)

These are all serious problems that can have major impacts on quality of life. It is important to routinely get a reading of blood pressure and to take steps to lower blood pressure, if it is elevated. Follow the links to get more details of the main potential consequences of untreated high blood pressure.

If blood pressure is lowered as soon as it starts to increase then the risk of heart, brain and other diseases are all significantly lowered.