2007-03-20 10:22:31 · 4 answers · asked by SA 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
It becomes hypertrophic, enlarged.
2007-03-20 10:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gets larger because it has to pump against a greater resistance, much like a muscle grows larger when subject to a heavy load over time; and, in fact, the heart is a muscle
2007-03-20 17:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by John D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you will develop Essential Hypertension.
Left ventricular hypertrophy.
Cardiac myopathies.
Myocardial infarction.
CCF.
Cardiac arrest.
Others are:
Hypertension Complications
* hypertensive heart disease
* heart attacks
* congestive heart failure
* blood vessel damage (arteriosclerosis)
* aortic dissection
* kidney damage
* kidney failure
* stroke
* brain damage
* loss of vision
2007-03-20 18:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The heart muscles worn harder and hypertrophy sets in.
2007-03-20 17:25:57 · answer #4 · answered by Yellow Tail 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋