Physical Symptoms of High Blood Pressure (Cont.)

Facts About High Blood Pressure

Physical Symptoms of High Blood Pressure: Things to Remember

Hypertension can go unrecognized for years, not causing any recognizable physical symptoms of high blood pressure, but causing progressive damage nonetheless. The body structures that chronic high blood pressure affects most include the:

Blood vessels
Kidneys
Eyes
Heart
Brain.

The following types of organ damage are commonly seen in people with long-term high blood pressure:

Heart attack
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Stroke or "mini stroke" -- also known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Eye damage (with loss of vision)
Kidney failure
Peripheral arterial disease, including bulges or outpouchings of the aorta (called aneurysms).

(Click Effects of High Blood Pressure to learn about these high blood pressure complications.)

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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD

Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD

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