With the increasing stress and sedentary lifestyle, hypertension is a common phenomenon these days. High blood pressure affects the human body even before any symptoms occur to the individual and therefore, it is advised to get your health check-up done regularly to know your blood pressure readings and avoid sudden unexpected complications. High blood pressure can lead to various problems in body organs in case it is not adequately brought under control. High blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood to the rest of the body. This causes the lower left heart chamber, called the left ventricle, to thicken and to enlarge. The narrowed atherosclerosed arteries supplying blood to the heart lead to angina, arrhythmias and heart attack. A thickened and enlarged left ventricle raises the risk of heart attack and heart failure.
