HYPERTENSION CAUSES
Consequences of hypertension
A Atherosclerosis The cause of most vascular
disease C stroke Ml peripheral vascular disease
dementia
High b p is a major contributing factor
Other risk factors include smoking obesity d is lipid
aemia diabetes etc
B Heart failure
c Chronic
kidney disease
Normally hypertension presents asymptomatic
unless there is accelerated hypertension C headache
neuro events chest pain
Systolic Top number ma x pressure in vessels
after cardiac contraction
Diastolic Bottom min pressure in vessels during
cardiac relaxation
Normal 90 I 20 60 80
normal 120 I 4 01 80 90
High
Optimal Normal High normal
Current NICE guidelines on
hypertension stage
T stage T risk
Consequences of hypertension
A Atherosclerosis The cause of most vascular
disease C stroke Ml peripheral vascular disease
dementia
High b p is a major contributing factor
Other risk factors include smoking obesity d is lipid
aemia diabetes etc
B Heart failure
c Chronic
kidney disease
Normally hypertension presents asymptomatic
unless there is accelerated hypertension C headache
neuro events chest pain
Systolic Top number ma x pressure in vessels
after cardiac contraction
Diastolic Bottom min pressure in vessels during
cardiac relaxation
Normal 90 I 20 60 80
normal 120 I 4 01 80 90
High
Optimal Normal High normal
Current NICE guidelines on
hypertension stage
T stage T risk
