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High Blood Pressure & Hypertensive Heart Disease

High Blood Pressure & Hypertensive Heart Disease
Key Points

Heart Failure – The heart becomes less elastic and is weaker when pumping blood out to the rest of the body.

What is High Blood Pressure?

What is Hypertensive Heart Disease?

Types of Hypertensive Heart Disease

  • Heart Failure – The heart becomes less elastic and is weaker when pumping blood out to the rest of the body. With blood flowing less effectively, the pressure in your heart increases and makes it more difficult for your heart to deliver appropriate nutrients to the rest of your body.
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy – High blood pressure can make it difficult for blood to be pumped out to the body. This extra work will cause your heart to thicken, and the heart muscle will grow, causing the heart to change in the way it works.
  • Ischemic Heart Disease – In this case, high blood pressure causes the heart not to get enough blood. The hardening of your arteries makes it difficult for blood to flow to the heart.

Treatment Options

This article was reviewed by Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M — Board-Certified Integrative Cardiologist at Holistic Heart Centers, Roslyn, NY. This content is for educational purposes and does not substitute personalized medical advice.

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