Patient's question:
It is my family member who has had coronary heart disease for a long time. Recently, he went for a health check-up, and the thorough examination revealed high blood pressure. So, I would like to understand the relationship between coronary heart disease and high blood pressure?Doctor's answer:
Hypertension has some significant impacts on coronary heart disease. For example, long-term hypertension can lead to many common structural and functional changes in the heart. When blood pressure is high, it increases the resistance to blood supply to the heart, causing the heart to remain in a state of overload for a long time. Over time, this can result in symptoms such as thickening, expansion, and increased oxygen consumption of the myocardium, as well as an increase in myocardial weight.