高血壓的症狀和影響

高血壓的症狀

直到它已達到一個很高的水平 - 通常為 180/110毫米汞柱，有沒有症狀，血壓升高 - 但是當它已經飆升的症狀可能會包括持續數天的頭痛，噁心，頭暈，嗜睡，視力模糊，或复視，鼻出血，不規則的心跳（心悸），氣短。任何人遇到這些症狀中的任何，應盡快看到他們的醫生。

高血壓的影響

高血壓是一種所謂的動脈粥樣硬化的動脈，構建稱為斑塊的脂肪沉積在動脈壁變厚，鈣化和狹窄的動脈點襯發生在他們限制疾病主要的原因之一血液流動。這可能會導致形成血塊在網站的牌匾，這可能完全阻塞動脈並導致通常由動脈提供給因缺氧而死亡的組織（稱為血栓） - 這可能發生在其他器官身體，但最常發生在心臟，大腦，四肢動脈，腎和視網膜（眼睛的光線敏感的部分）。

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