High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Problems

There's a distinctive link between stress, high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. The incidences of heart attacks and sudden death have been shown to increase significantly following the incidence of acute stress.

Stress hormones can raise the blood pressure by causing the heart to beat faster and the blood vessels to constricts.

Over the years, this can overexert the heart muscles, causing it to weaken and work less efficiently, eventually increasing the risk of heart attack, heart failure and sudden cardiac death.

Some of the other conditions associated with uncontrolled or persistent high blood pressure include memory loss, difficulty concentrating, personality changes, chronic tiredness, chest pain, shortness of breath, erectile dysfunction, stroke and kidney failure.