The pressure the force with which the heart pushes the blood in the arteries to get oxygen and nourishment to all the cells of our body. With the cold or in the mountains, the pressure rises; with the heat, at the seaside or in the city, the pressure drops.
Arterial hypertension a persistent change in blood pressure. It can be caused by a disease (eg of the kidney, adrenal gland, thyroid) and causes diseases: atherosclerosis, thrombosis, aneurysms, hemorrhages, stroke, heart failure, cardiac arrest. If the mechanic inflated the tires of our car to 4 atmospheres instead of 2 we would be exposed to the risk that the wheels would burst in the first heat and deteriorate: the same happens with our heart, brain, arteries when the blood travels with excessively high pressure for a long time: the organs deteriorate and the probability of arrhythmias, heart attacks, strokes, atherosclerosis and thrombosis, heart failure increases.
January 27, 2023 | 10:37
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