Blood Vessel Basics
The tunica media regulates:
blood vessel diameter and blood flow
This is the classification of blood pressure for someone with a reading of 135/85 mmHg.
Stage I hypertension
This non-modifiable risk factor for primary hypertension refers to one's genetic predisposition.
Family history
This characteristic feature of atherosclerosis is a disease of large and medium arteries that occurs only in high-pressure systems.
Atheroma
This type of blood flow occurs where vessels branch and when blood pressure is raised, potentially damaging the endothelium.
Turbulent blood flow
These small-diameter blood vessels are important regulators of blood flow and blood pressure, also referred to as resistance vessels.
Arterioles
A persistent elevation of blood pressure levels in the arteries is the definition of this chronic medical condition.
Hypertension
Atherosclerosis in the arteries supplying the heart muscle can lead to this serious complication of hypertension.
Coronary heart disease
An abnormal bulge or ballooning in the walls of an artery is known as this.
An aneurysm
This term describes the thickening and hardening of vessel walls.
Sclerosis
This type of capillary is found in the liver, bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes, and has large gaps between endothelial cells.
Sinusoidal capillaries
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) developed this system for classifying blood pressure.
the Blood Pressure Classification System
Renal artery stenosis, caused by atherosclerotic disease of renal blood vessels, can lead to this condition.
Renal failure
This serious condition can be caused by an acute rupture of an unstable atheromatous plaque.
Thromboembolism
This lifestyle modification is crucial in managing hypertension and involves reducing the intake of a specific mineral.
Low salt diet
Venous return is aided by these structures found within veins, particularly in the lower extremities.
Valves
This type of hypertension is caused by an underlying medical condition, accounting for 10% of cases.
Secondary Hypertension
This condition, often caused by hypertension, involves the thickening and hardening of arteriole walls.
Athersclerosis
This type of arteriolosclerosis involves the deposition of hyalin within the arteriolar wall.
Hyaline Arteriolosclerosis
RCTs have shown that reducing blood pressure by 10/5 mmHg can lead to this percent reduction in stroke incidence.
40% !
This potent vasodilator is produced by endothelial cells and can prevent the aggregation of platelets.
This type of hypertension develops over time
Primary hypertension
Hypertension can damage the blood vessels in the eyes, leading to this condition.
Hypertensive retinopathy
This condition, often associated with hypertension, can lead to the formation of a microaneurysm in the brain, resulting in intracerebral haemorrhage.
Cerebrovascular Disease
This phenomenon, observed in some individuals, involves increased blood pressure only in a hospital setting.