The organs in your
body need oxygen to survive. Oxygen is carried through the body by the blood.
When the heart beats, it creates pressure that pushes blood through a network
of tube-shaped arteries and veins, also known as blood vessels and capillaries.
The pressure --- blood pressure --- is the result of two forces. The
first force occurs as blood pumps out of the heart and into the arteries that
are part of the circulatory system. The second force is created as the heart
rests between heart beats. It becomes the reason of Blood Pressure.
How does blood pressure can affect the
body?
High blood pressure can affect the body in many ways. First off, most people
know that high blood pressure is a direct contributor to heart attack
and stroke, but it can also affect the body in many other ways. For example,
long-standing high blood pressure -- blood pressure that's been high and has
been left untreated for a long periods of time -- can cause weakening of the
heart muscle.
The other things it can do, is affect other organs of the body such as the
kidneys -- long-term high blood pressure can lead to kidney damage. It can
affect the eye blood vessels as well.
So in fact, it could lead to either visual changes or blindness if left
untreated, as I said, for a long period of time.
High blood pressure can affect your married life:
One of the biggest problems with high
blood pressure is that many people who have it don't feel it. The absence of
immediate symptoms makes it easy to ignore, or stop drug treatment when side
effects appear. One group of these side effects—sexual problems.
However, sexual problems aren't always
the drugs' fault. High blood pressure itself can interfere with a satisfying
sex life because it can change circulatory patterns in the body and damage the
inner lining of arteries, both of which may decrease blood flow to the penis
and vagina.
The myth of symptoms
There's a common misconception that people with high
blood pressure, also called hypertension, will experience symptoms
such as nervousness, sweating, difficulty sleeping or facial flushing. The
truth is that HBP is largely a symptomless condition. If you ignore your blood
pressure because you think symptoms will alert you to the problem, you are
taking a dangerous chance with your life. Everybody needs to know their blood
pressure numbers, and everyone needs to prevent high blood pressure from
developing.
- Headaches
- Nosebleeds
- Blood spots in the eyes
- Facial flushing
- Dizziness
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