Under Pressure: what is hypertension?
The problem with hypertension is that it can start to cause micro-damage to the blood vessel walls, resulting in plaque formation called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the beginning step of cardiovascular disease, and this plaque build up can eventually block arteries leading strokes and heart attacks. Some of the other factors that can increase your risk of plaque formation in the blood vessels include high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes and being overweight.
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