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__ Description __ > __Hypertension can cause:__
 * Hypertension also known as 'High Blood Pressure' is the force of blood pushing through the arteries more than normal. [[image:Pulmonary-Hypertension.jpg width="309" height="278" align="right"]]
 * Hypertension puts extended pressure on the artery walls. This happens as the walls of the arteries have fatty plaques that are lumps on the walls which are atherosclerosis. This slightly blocks the arteries making the blood move faster to keep the blood pumping around the body. So the blood can be at the right place at the right time as normal.
 * Normal blood pressure is 120/80 when the pressure goes from 120/80 to 139/89 it is called 'Pre-Hypertension'. There on it will get higher if not treated to 140/90 and that is Hypertension.
 * As the walls of the arteries get warn by the force of the blood on the fatty plaques the walls don't stretch as much. This can be caused by old age and can happen to younger people from extreme pressure.
 * Most people don't know that they have got Hypertension because it does not produce symptoms. 
 * Heart attack
 * Heart failure
 * Stroke
 * Kidney disease