Fatty substances build up inside the walls of arteries. A hardening of the arteries, coronary heart disease.
Blood pressure consistently measuring 140/90 or higher. Strains heart and blood vessels.
Some of the tissue in the heart does not get its normal blood supply and dies. Can often be fatal.
The heart slowly weakens over time. Heart unable to pump as much blood as before.
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain. Can cause brain damage, paralysis, and death.
Atherosclerosis
Heart Attack
Congestive Heart Failure
Stroke
Hypertension
