Complications of Hypertension

Complications list for Hypertension:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Hypertension includes:

• Kidney disease
• Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease) - hypertension is the second most common cause of kidney failure (after diabetes)
• End-stage renal disease
• Heart disease
• Hardened arteries (see Artery symptoms)
• Cardiovascular disease
• Angina
• Heart attack
• Left ventricular hypertrophy
• Heart failure
• Left-side heart failure
• Stroke
• Cerebrovascular disease
• Stroke
• Cerebral hemorrhage
• Eye complications (see Eye symptoms)
• Retinal damage (see Retina symptoms)
• Impaired vision
• Death
• Increased risk of coronary artery disease
• Increased risk of stroke
• Increased risk of aneurysm
• Increased risk of congestive heart failure
• Increased risk of kidney disease
• Increased risk of heart attack
• Increased risk of damage to blood vessels
• Increased risk of vision loss
• Premature death (type of Death)

See also the symptoms of Hypertension and Hypertension: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Hypertension from the Diseases Database include:

• Retinal pathology
• Hypertension, systemic - preeclampsia
• Renal failure, chronic
• Cardiac failure, left sided
• Cerebrovascular accident - preeclampsia
• Epistaxis
• Renal failure
• Atrial fibrillation
• Left bundle branch block
• Right bundle branch block
• Hyperkalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
• Retinal microaneurysms
• Left ventricular hypertrophy
• Fourth heart sound
• Intrauterine growth retardation - preeclampsia
• Alanine transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum) - preeclampsia
• Intrauterine death - preeclampsia
• Oligohydramnios - preeclampsia
• Small placenta - preeclampsia
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation - preeclampsia
• Hepatocellular jaundice - preeclampsia
• Proteinuria - preeclampsia
• Renal failure, acute - preeclampsia
• Headache - preeclampsia
• Perinatal morbidity - preeclampsia
• Premature labour & delivery - preeclampsia
• Thrombocytopenia - preeclampsia
• Oedema - preeclampsia
• Uric acid levels raised (plasma or serum) - preeclampsia
• Maternal mortality - preeclampsia

See also the symptoms of Hypertension and Hypertension: Introduction.

Complications of Hypertension:

High blood pressure makes your heart work harder and, over time, can damage blood vessels throughout your body. If the blood vessels in your kidneys are damaged, they may stop removing wastes and extra fluid from your body. The extra fluid in your blood vessels may then raise blood pressure even more. It's a dangerous cycle.

High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of kidney failure, also commonly called end-stage renal disease (ESRD). People with kidney failure must either receive a kidney transplant or go on dialysis. Every year, high blood pressure causes more than 15,000 new cases of kidney failure in the United States. (Source: excerpt from High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease: NIDDK)

Medical news summaries about complications of Hypertension:

The following medical news items are relevant to complications of Hypertension:

• 2.3.million adverse drug events reported to FDA over 33 years
• About Blackfan Diamond anemia
• Ecstasy overuse medically unsafe
• Ephedra-containing drugs banned by the FDA
• High pressure may be reduced by a protein found in milk
• High use of steroids increases risk of heart disease
• New Ephedra alternative aimed to promote weight loss
• Prolonged use of HIV treatment leads to heart disease and stroke
• Single use anemia test available free of cost to people at risk of chronic kidney disease
• More news »

Complication statistics for Hypertension:

The following are statistics from various sources about the complications of Hypertension:

• 16% of new cases of end-stage renal disease were due to hypertension in Australia 2002 (McDonald & Russ, 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 91,636 under treatment for ESRD resulting from hypertension in the USA 2001 (United States Renal Data System 2003 Annual Data Report, 2003)

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

About complications:

Complications of Hypertension are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Hypertension. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Hypertension and complications of Hypertension is unclear or arbitrary.