Hypertensive heart disease

hypertensive is a heart disease resulting from a persistent increase in blood pressure.

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In fact, arterial hypertension causes an overload of work that leads to muscle exhaustion. This process subjects the heart muscle and the blood vessels that are connected to it to a series of alterations in structure, mechanics and function.

In mild forms of hypertensive heart disease, the symptoms are not very evident; when they appear, the most common complaints include difficulty breathing and wheezing (dyspnea), continuous tiredness (asthenia), swelling of the ankles and legs, chest pain and tachycardia. Over time, whether it is neglected or not. is treated adequately, hypertensive heart disease can cause serious and potentially fatal complications, such as heart attack and heart failure.

systolic and / or diastolic, measured at rest, over 140 mm of mercury (mmHg) for the maximum and 90 mmHg for the minimum.

High blood pressure is an important cardiovascular risk factor.

In most cases, elevated blood pressure does not produce characteristic symptoms, so attention should be paid to generic signs that may lead to suspicion. For this reason, hypertension is known as the "silent killer".

The natural evolution of arterial hypertension involves the gradual and progressive onset of lesions that prevail at the level of some target organs, including the heart, brain, eyes and kidneys. The excessive rise in blood pressure is an important risk factor for stroke (mainly haemorrhagic), myocardial infarction and renal failure.