The first evidence of hypertension and its complications was in the early 19th century by William Heberden and Jean-Valentin Marmaduke De Quincey.

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In 1874, William Budd coined "arterial hypertension" to describe this condition.

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George Pickering and colleagues first presented clinical evidence of cardiac problems from hypertension at the meeting of the American Heart Association in 1955.

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Cardiac problems from hypertension can be reversed if detected early on and treated promptly with lifestyle changes, blood pressure medications, and sometimes other drugs like aspirin or beta-blockers to control heart disease risk factors that increase blood pressure levels (Kloner et al., 2001; Kloner et al., 2004).

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Hypertension is an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment as well as dementia.

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The more you know about the effects of this condition, the better prepared you will be to manage it.