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How is hypertension related to stroke?
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Blood vessel damage: Hypertension can directly damage small blood vessels in the brain, leading to thickening of the walls of the blood vessels and subsequent closure. Hypertension can rupture small blood vessels in the brain. Over the long term, hypertension can cause an increase in hardening of the arteries.
Answered 4/5/2016
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020: Hypertension is a risk factor and can cause hemorrhagic stroke.
Answered 12/15/2014
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Pipe burst: Increase the pressure in any ''plumbing''-particularly the one that carries blood from heart to brain. Enough pressure will weaken then literally burst. A jet of pressurized blood tearing your brain will cause brain damage. High blood pressure is truly silent but deadly.
Answered 5/11/2016
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Causes: Vacular disease and increases chance of bleeding into or around brain.
Answered 7/20/2012
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