ANTIHYPERTENSIVE - Time know the basics

High blood pressure is a serious condition.
Your arteries are normally stretchy, so they can cope with your blood pressure going up and down. But with high blood pressure, your arteries lose their stretchiness, becoming stiff or narrow.
This narrowing makes it easier for fatty material (atheroma) to build up. This narrowing and damage to the arteries lining your heart or brain could trigger a life-threatening heart attack or stroke.
If left untreated, high blood pressure can also lead to complications such as:
kidney failure
heart failure
problems with your sight
vascular dementia.
❗ATTENTION❗: The information provided in this video lecture is purely educational, please follow your hospital or organization's guidelines and policies. The information provided is also not meant to substitute the guidance and care provided by your primary care provider.