10 High Blood Pressure Symptoms
Symptom #4: Breathlessness
Breathlessness is a symptom of pulmonary hypertension. This is high blood pressure that affects the pulmonary arteries within the lungs. These arteries become thick and stiff which increases the resistance of blood flowing through them. This resistance leads to an elevation of blood pressure.
Pulmonary blood pressure means that blood does not flow to the body as easily as it should, causing a lack of adequate oxygen or nutrients. Because the body requires more oxygen and nutrients than the lungs can supply, the lungs need to work harder which causes breathlessness. Other symptoms of pulmonary hypertension include dizziness, fatigue and chest pain.
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