What causes high blood pressure and why is it so dangerous?

Answer 1

perhaps the most lethal effect of a high blood pressure would be cerebrovascular accident or what you call stroke. excessive pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries can cause it to rupture causing internal bleeding.
Having high blood pressure is dangerous because, it could result to a heart attack

Answer 2

Hypertension damages arteries in the heart, which can lead to blockages. These blockages can develop into aneurisms, which can cause severe internal bleeding if they burst. Lastly, it can cause Heart disease, failure, and enlargement.

Answer 3

There is no identifiable cause for hypertension, or high blood pressure. It is dangerous because it makes the heart work extra hard to pump blood and causes the arteries to harder and can lead to heart failure.

Answer 4

High blood pressure means there is straining pressure of your blood against your arteries, and your heart has to work harder to force it through. Since the force of blood against the arteries is increased, this causes rips and tears on the insides of your arteries which eventually scar over. Cholesterol and fat in your bloodstream get caught on this scar tissue and harden into plaque. Plaque buildup makes it even harder for the blood to flow through, and can eventually choke off blood flow to vital organs, especially if blood clots floating in the blood stream begin to get caught against the plaque. A clot in the arteries going to your brain causes stroke. A clot in one of your main heart arteries leads to heart attack. Extra stress on the heart because of high blood pressure can also lead to heart failure.

Answer 5

It increases the pressure on the inside of the arteries. It forces the smooth muscle tissue to work harder, becoming thick and inflexible, which causes poor circulation. It also makes the heart work harder, causing an enlarged heart which has many dangers. It increases the likelihood of blood clots, and thus also heart attacks and embolosims. High blood pressure can also cause weaker arteries to rupture, causing an aneurysm. Hypertension is potentially deadly and should be taken seriously.

Answer 6

It stresses the heart, Kidneys & brain, It can also lead to stroke

Answer 7

It can cause the rupture of blood vessels, most dangerously cerebral blood vessels causing cerebral hemorrhage.

Answer 8

If left untreated, it can lead to heart strokes, ischemic heart disease because of an overworked heart, and renal failure or failure of the kidneys.

Answer 9

Because it puts strain on your heart, which could eventually lead to death.