What are the hazards of high blood pressure?

 As for high blood pressure, it is generally believed that only the elderly can get it, so it is enough to prevent it in old age. In fact, young people also suffer from high blood pressure. Is high blood pressure just as simple as an increase in blood pressure? What are the harms?

Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease, and its harm is huge. First of all, cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, etc., the main cause is hypertension. According to statistics, 40-50% of myocardial infarctions are related to hypertension; while cerebral infarction, the main cause of cerebral hemorrhage is also hypertension. According to statistics, 50-60% of strokes are related to hypertension; long-term hypertension can also lead to renal arteriosclerosis, which can cause renal insufficiency and uremia. Hypertension has become "the number one killer of mankind." The number of people with hypertension in my country has exceeded 10%, and there is a trend of younger age. Many young and middle-aged people have entered or started to enter this rank. The number of people with hypertension in my country is about 160 million, and it is increasing at a rate of 3.5 million every year. In addition, many people who suffer from hypertension and even cause death have died prematurely. These people are middle-aged people with vitality and creativity. They die in the spring of life, and their vigorous life suddenly stops. Some important leaders of our country also died of this disease.