Hypertension (hypertension) – what is it?
- Primary (or essential, i. e. of unknown cause) - characterized by an increase in blood pressure for no apparent reason;
- Secondary (symptomatic) - The cause of the increase in blood pressure is related to any internal organ (liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, endocrine glands).
High blood pressure and high blood pressure – what’s the difference?
Complications and consequences of high blood pressure
- The blood vessel wall thickens and its elasticity decreases;
- Permanent narrowing of arteriolar lumen;
- Thickening of the heart muscle (heart muscle);
- Due to high blood flow velocity, the damage to the blood vessel wall is aggravated, and atherosclerotic plaques form at the damaged site.