Analysis of Hypertension's Impact on Coronary Artery Disease: Report

This report explores the relationship between hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD). It highlights that hypertension is a significant contributor to CAD, detailing how high blood pressure damages arteries and promotes the buildup of plaque. The report explains the pathophysiologic processes, including endothelial dysfunction, that link hypertension to atherosclerosis, increasing the risk of angina, heart attacks, and strokes. It emphasizes that even in individuals without prior cardiovascular symptoms, elevated blood pressure is linked to increased CAD risk. The report also cites several sources to support the claims. The narrowing of the artery vessels or the blockage in the blood flow to the heart muscle that deprives the heart from oxygen supply. The hardening of the artery wall also support the formation of small clots of blood, which can potentially lead to a heart attack or stroke. Thus, it can be stated that the hypertension can lead to the coronary artery disease.

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This essay is going to support the fact that hypertension is one of the main reason for
the coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease or CAD causes the impairment of the
blood flow in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. It is among the most common causes
of death among the men and the women (Armstrong et al., 2013). The most common causes
of the CAD includes the injury of the vessels with the build-up of the cholesterol and the
reduction in the blood flow when there is blockage in any one of the arteries.
There are a number of pathophysiologic process that links both CAD and
hypertension (Smith et al., 2014). Hypertension induces the endothelial dysfunction along
with exacerbating the entire atherosclerotic process thus, it makes the atherosclerotic plaque
more unstable. In people who do not have any known symptoms of the cardiovascular
disease, the lowest systolic and diastolic pressure are related with the reduced risk for
developing the CAD.
People who suffer from high blood pressure develop coronary artery disease, as high
blood pressure adds force to the walls of artery (Landsberg et al., 2013). As the time passes
by, this extra pressure can harm the arteries that makes them more vulnerable due to the
narrowing and the build-up of the plaque that is related with atherosclerosis. The narrowing of
the artery vessels or the blockage in the blood flow to the heart muscle that deprives the heart
from oxygen supply.
When the atherosclerosis process is advanced the patients can experience angina,
or pain in the chest. The hardening of the artery wall also support the formation of small clots
of blood, which can potentially lead to a heart attack or stroke (Armstrong et al., 2013). Thus,
it can be stated that the hypertension can lead to the coronary artery disease.

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