Is hypertension a major risk factor for coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease refers to coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. Hypertension is one of the main risk factors for coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.

Hypertension is one of the risk factors for atherosclerosis, and atherosclerosis is the main pathological basis of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. Patients with coronary artery disease cause myocardial insufficiency, which can cause coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.

In addition to hypertension, other risk factors such as hyperlipidemia, smoking, diabetes, obesity and lack of exercise are also related to the occurrence of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, which requires timely attention.