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Hypertension of high blood pressure increases the risk of heart failure.
The risk of heart failure is two times higher in men and three times higher in women than in people with normal blood pressure levels.
When heart loses the ability to pump enough blood throughout the body, heart failure occurs.
The heart failure severity depends on how much pumping capacity is lost. High blood pressure is a major factor that contributes to the risk of heart disease. When high blood pressure is left untreated, it will cause the heart to overwork itself to the point where serious damage can occur.
Hypertension leads to stiffened or hardened arteries that causes reduced blood flow to the heart muscle and other parts of the body. Angina, which means chest pain or damage to the heart muscle due to lack of blood carrying oxygen to the heart muscle can result due to reduced blood to the heart muscle. Reduced blood to the heart muscle also leads to heart attack, which is caused by chronic spasm or blood blockage and oxygen to the heart.
Half of people having first time heart attack and two-third people having first time stroke suffer from hypertension. When heart cannot pump enough blood for the body’s requirements, it can lead to stroke, which is caused by rupture or blockage of artery that supplies blood and oxygen to the brain.
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Risk Of Heart Failure
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