Effects of High Blood Pressure
                     EFFECTS OF HIGH 
BLOOD PRESSURE
Read on, if you want to 
improve your 
understanding of 
hypertension and the 
effects of high blood 
pressure.
HYPERTENSION: AN OVERVIEW 
• The physics of the problem that blood pressure is, can be quite baffling for the layman. Pressure, 
area, force, pounding. Terms that efficiently explain the problem, but which leave the novices 
perplexed as well. Keeping this obvious vagueness that enshrouds the hypertension problem, we 
thought it best to not just define but discuss this healthcare challenge in detail. Read on, if you 
want to improve your understanding of hypertension and the effects of high blood pressure.
• Now that we are done with the introductory formalities, let us start by defining hypertension in 
the simplest possible words. Blood circulating against your arteries in an abnormally high 
manner. There, we hope that you got our point. Because blood pressure is a force, there will be 
after-effects if our arteries suddenly have to sustain an increased force. It is worth mentioning 
here that a higher blood pressure means that your heart is pumping more blood while the arteries 
represent a very narrow state of affairs.
TYPES OF HYPERTENSION 
• Primary Hypertension
When a person suffers from high blood 
pressure in the middle or senior years, it 
is termed primary hypertension. Teens 
can suffer from this condition as well, 
although this type of hypertension is 
chiefly attributed to advancing age. 
Other causative factors for primary 
hypertension remain unknown.               
         
TYPES OF HYPERTENSION
• Secondary Hypertension 
This type of hypertension is primarily because of 
an underlying condition. It is sudden and more 
intense as compared to primary hypertension. 
Some medical conditions that can lead to 
hypertension include renal disorders, thyroid 
disorders, and congenital blood vessel defects. 
Susceptibility to secondary hypertension can 
increase further if a person is in a regular habit 
of using over-the-counter analgesics.
HYPERTENSION SYMPTOMS 
HYPERTENSION RISK FACTORS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & COMPLICATIONS 
HYPERTENSION PREVENTION
HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT  
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN 
LOW & MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
• Read on, if you want to improve your understanding of 
hypertension and the effects of high blood pressure.