High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.

Aneurysms: When an abnormal bulge forms in the wall of an artery. Aneurysms develop and grow for years without causing signs or symptoms until they rupture, grow large enough to press on nearby body parts, or block blood flow. The signs and symptoms that develop depend on the location of the aneurysm.Chronic Kidney Disease: When blood vessels narrow in the kidneys, possibly causing kidney failure.Cognitive Changes: Research shows that over time, higher blood pressure numbers can lead to cognitive changes. 

Health care providers work with you to develop a treatment plan based on whether you were diagnosed with primary or secondary high blood pressure and if there is a suspected or known cause. Treatment plans may evolve until blood pressure control is achieved. Blood pressure, BMI, hypertension prevalence, treatment, and control were calculated for 5-year age-sex groups. To achieve maximum overlap, we restricted the analysis to 35 to 74 years for age-specific estimates of BP and hypertension prevalence and 35 to 64 years for age-adjusted results and mortality data. In the US NHANES, whites, blacks, and Hispanics were combined with the appropriate weighting for population size.