Does hypertension affect the heart?

High blood pressure usually has an impact on the heart.

Hypertension belongs to the category of cardiovascular disease, which will produce adverse stimulation to the blood vessel wall, easily lead to increased heart pumping resistance, adverse to the left ventricle, long-term development, may occur hypertensive heart disease. At the same time, hypertension will affect the blood flow speed in the blood vessels, increase the possibility of coronary atherosclerotic lesions, and increase the probability of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction.

For patients with hypertension, nifedipine sustained release tablets and amlodipine besylate tablets should be used in time to control the disease and reduce the stimulation of blood vessels and heart function.