Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition in which the pressure inside the blood vessels remains consistently elevated. Over time, uncontrolled blood pressure can damage the heart, brain, kidneys, eyes, and blood vessels.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition in which the pressure inside the blood vessels remains consistently elevated. Over time, uncontrolled blood pressure can damage the heart, brain, kidneys, eyes, and blood vessels.
Many patients may not experience symptoms initially, which is why hypertension is often called a “silent killer.” Some patients may develop headache, dizziness, fatigue, blurred vision, chest discomfort, or breathlessness.
Long-term uncontrolled hypertension increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, and vascular complications. Severe forms such as hypertensive emergency or malignant hypertension may require urgent hospitalization and intensive treatment.
Management includes lifestyle changes, salt restriction, exercise, weight control, stress reduction, regular monitoring, medications, and advanced therapies such as renal denervation in selected patients with resistant hypertension.
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