Complications of hypertention
Across
- 4. Unexpected death from heart problems caused by high blood pressure
- 7. Fluid accumulation in the lungs due to high blood pressure
- 9. Loss of kidney function due to long-term high blood pressure
- 10. Narrowing of heart arteries due to hypertension
- 12. Thickening of the heart’s left pumping chamber
- 14. Tear in the wall of the main artery from the heart
- 15. Ballooning of a weakened blood vessel wall
Down
- 1. Reduced blood flow to limbs due to artery damage
- 2. Death of heart muscle due to lack of blood flow
- 3. Bleeding inside the brain caused by high blood pressure
- 5. Damage to the retina caused by high blood pressure
- 6. Sudden blockage of blood supply to the brain
- 8. Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
- 11. Complete or partial loss of eyesight from damaged blood vessels in the eyes
- 13. Condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively