EFFECTS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Most organs of the body perform perfectly at the normal and ideal blood pressure. When organs such as the Eyes, kidney, Brain and the liver are functioning perfectly in an individual, check out the blood pressure of such an individual. Definitely the blood pressure must be low and normal. Most of the organs within the body function normally when blood pressure is low and normal. As people get older, arteries throughout the body "harden" especially those in the heart, brain and kidney. High blood pressure is associated with these stiffer arteries. This in turn causes the heart and kidneys to work harder.
An elevated or high blood pressure usually result in an abnormal physiological function of body organs such as the Brain, Eyes, Heart and Kidney. A high blood pressure may also lead to sexual dysfunction in men. These side effects are elucidated below.
EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN:Very high blood pressure can lead to stroke. As a result of high blood pressure, the arteries in the brain may become weakened and burst. Hence bleeding will result. The blood from such bleeding may clot and block one of the narrowed arteries. Ultimately, this will result or lead to stroke.
EFFECTS ON THE HEART:
High blood pressure may lead to a sudden heart attack. The cardiac muscles of the heart require a lot of oxygen in order to function maximally. Arteries supply the oxygen-rich blood to these muscles. If the cardiac nuscles did not receive enough oxygen, chest pain Known as "angina" may occur. However, if the flow of blood within the heart is blocked heart attack may result .
EFFECTS ON THE ARTERIES:
As a result of old age. arteries throughout the body get "harden" or stiffer. There is a direct relationship between the hardened arteries and high blood pressure. That is the higher the blood pressure, the stiffer the arteries. This may ultimately affect the heart and kidneys negatively.
EFFECTS ON MEN SEX DRIVE (ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION):
There is often a direct relationship between blood pressure and erection in men. A high bloodpressure often lead to erection problem. A recent study and analysis published in the journal of American genetics society found that about 49% of men whose age ranged between 40-79 with high blood pressure had erctile dysfunction problem.
Moreover, in accordance to a recent publication in the journal of urology, 68% of men with high blood pressure had a certain degree of erectile dysfunction problem. Within the aforementioned group, 45% of the men had severe erectile dysfunction problem.
In men with high blood pressure, the arteries that carry blood into the penis usually fail to dilate properly. Also, the smooth muscles in the penis lose it's ability to relax. The ultimate result of these shortcomings is that enough blood will not flow to the penis. Hence the inability of the penis to become erect or become fully turgid.
A more recnt study has also shown that men with high blood pressure may also have a low testosterone level. Testosterone is essentially a unique male hormone responsible for sexual arousal and libido (i.e sex drive) .
EFFECTS ON THE EYES
An elevated or high blood pressure may affect blood vessels in the eyes adversely. When blood pressure is high, blood vessels in the eyes may burst. Hence vision may become blurred or impaired. A condition Known in medicine as hypertensive retinopathy. The blurred or impaired vision may ultimately result in blindness.
