What harm can high blood pressure do to a person?

What harm can high blood pressure do to a person?

High blood pressure can cause target organ damage, the most important being heart, brain, kidneys and eyes. The saying is that the “pump fails”, the “filters leak”, and “pipes may break” due to high blood pressure. Pump failure means heart failure and filter leaks means kidney leaks a protein known as albumin in urine. Pipes may break means that blood vessels may rupture, either in the brain, known as cerebral hemorrhage resulting in a stroke or in the eyes known as retinal hemorrhage which causes visual loss.