Hypertension Risk Self-Assessment_ Health Tools_ YiKang Network

by zhangyan987214 on 2009-03-03 14:50:35

Hypertensive patients, due to the continuous rise in arterial pressure, develop systemic arteriosclerosis which affects blood supply to tissues and organs throughout the body, leading to various serious consequences that become complications of hypertension. Among the various complications of hypertension, the most significant damage occurs to the heart, brain, and kidneys. In China, the most common complication of hypertension is stroke, followed by hypertensive heart disease, heart failure, and then renal failure.