circulatory system...rule is that the higher the blood pressure, the higher the degree of cardiovascular damage, though there are many exceptions. Rarely, a vicious and damaging form of hypertension occurs, often called malignant hypertension, that results in damage to small blood vessels throughout the body but particularly affecting the heart, brain, and kidneys.
descriptionMalignant hypertension is present when there is a sustained or sudden rise in diastolic blood pressure exceeding 120 mmHg, with accompanying evidence of damage to organs such as the eyes, brain, heart, and kidneys. Malignant hypertension is a medical emergency and requires immediate therapy and hospitalization.
excretory systemThe most dramatic instance of this is the condition known as malignant hypertension, or accelerated hypertension, which arises when the blood pressure attains extremely high levels, the diastolic figure (the blood pressure between heart contractions) being 140 millimetres of mercury or higher (the normal being around 80). Sustained levels of this magnitude cause serious damage to the...
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