Q. Show effects of Hypertension?
Hypertension can be damaging due to two effects:
1. Increased work load on the heart, and
2. Effect of hypertension on arteries
The increased work load on the heart causes hypertrophy (increase in size of tissue) of the cardiac muscle. The left ventricle continues to beat against the high blood pressure resulting in the enlargement of heart (enlargement is due to increase in muscle formation)., As hypertension becomes severe, the heart becomes weaker,