AdvertisingALSO READ | Women and heart health: Heart attack signs and symptoms to know aboutWhenever the blood pressure remains elevated for more than six months, the heart muscles start showing LVH or increased left ventricle mass. Structural and biological changes in the heart resulting from high blood pressure are encompassed by the term ‘hypertensive heart disease’. Untreated high blood pressure is related to LVH, increase in LV mass, heart failure, cardiac rhythm disturbances, ischemic heart (coronary) disease and sudden death. This may lead to a type of heart failure called heart failure with preserved systolic function. Our ultimate aim should be to avoid high blood pressure development (primordial prevention).

Source: Indian Express September 29, 2019 03:56 UTC