Effects of High Blood Pressure WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Effects of High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can do significant damage to your body if left untreated. It can damage the arteries, heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. High blood pressure can even lead to sexual dysfunction and bone loss. Keeping blood pressure under control can prevent serious damage to your body.1
Fast Facts:
- High blood pressure can lead to a heart attack or stroke if left untreated.2
- Atherosclerosis may develop in the blood vessels if blood pressure is high for a long period of time.2
- People with untreated high blood pressure are up to six times more likely to develop congestive heart failure.2
- 75% of all strokes and heart attacks are caused by high blood pressure.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Hypertension's Effects on Your Body
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 eMedTV: Effects of High Blood Pressure
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via New York Times Health): Hypertension Complications
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Misty Staker
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Dangers of high blood pressure, Effects of Hypertension, Hypertension Effects, High Blood Pressure Effects, Dangers of Hypertension
- Last update: May 15, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
