Consequences:

Heart attack or stroke. hardening and thickening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which can lead to a heart attack, stroke or other complications.
Cardiac arrythmias
Brain infarct or hemorrhage
Aneurysm. Increased blood pressure can cause your blood vessels to weaken and bulge, forming an aneurysm. If an aneurysm ruptures, it can be life-threatening.
Heart failure. To pump blood against the higher pressure in your vessels, your heart muscle thickens (LV Hypertrophy). Eventually, the thickened muscle may have a hard time pumping enough blood to meet your body's needs, which can lead to heart failure.
Damaged and narrowed blood vessels in your kidneys. Damage to glomeruli, ischaemia and necrosis of renal tubules, leading to albuminuria.
Hypertensive retinopathy, with swelling of optic disk, retinal ischaemia, exudates and hemorrhage.This can result in vision loss.
Metabolic syndrome. increased waist circumference; high triglycerides; low high-density lipoprotein (HDL); high blood pressure; and high insulin levels.

The more components you have, the greater your risk of developing diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
Trouble with cognition processes. Trouble with memory or understanding concepts is more common in people with high blood pressure.

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Hypertension & Hyperlipidaemia