HOW HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAN LEAD TO STROKE
According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure or hypertension is the number one risk factor of stroke. More than half of all stroke cases resulted from uncontrolled high blood or hypertension. This is rather unfortunate because, according to health experts if people pay more attention to managing their blood pressure, over 80% of strokes cases can be prevented. This can be easily achieved by ensuring that your blood pressure is within the healthy range (lower than 120/80). HOW DOES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE LEAD TO STROKE? If your blood pressure reading is consistently 130/80 and above, that means you have hypertension. Hypertension puts your arteries under constant stress. There are two main types of strokes associated with high blood pressure: A stroke may occur when a blood vessel to the brain is either blocked by a clot – this type of stroke is more common and it is called ischemic stroke. Cerebral thrombosis and cerebral embolism are common types o...