Known as the 'silent killer', high blood pressure can cause serious health problems, such as stroke, heart attack and kidney problems. Many people who find out their kidneys are damaged have no idea that it was caused by high blood pressure and that they have been having high blood pressure for weeks, months or even years before the symptoms show and sometimes, it's too late. About 25,000 people in the U.S. alone are diagnosed with kidney damage each year.

When you have lived with high blood pressure for a prolonged period without treatment or performing lifestyle changes, it could damage all your blood vessels in the body. If the damages reach the blood vessels of your kidneys, your kidneys could stop proper function. When this happens, your kidneys would not be able to remove body waste and excess fluids in your body, leading to a sudden increase in blood pressure levels. Unfortunately, once your kidneys lose its function, it creates a fatal cycle wherein high blood pressure constantly affects your kidneys and vice versa.

High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the most common causes of kidney failure, particularly known as end-stage renal disease. When you are diagnosed with kidney failure, you only have two options - to go on dialysis or get a kidney transplant.

The problem with having high blood pressure is this condition often goes undetected because no symptoms develop until it has caused organ damage. Unfortunately, once high blood pressure causes kidney failure, no immediate symptoms would show unless a patient has his blood work done. Since not everyone has a chance to have blood work done, many people live their normal lives unaware that they have high blood pressure, which needs to be controlled to avoid damages to the kidneys and other organs.

When you have blood work done, doctors would check the creatinine of your blood and use this information in determining the level of damages made to your kidneys. Since it can be hard to avoid kidney disease if you're unaware of your condition, it is important to have your blood pressure checked regularly and prevent organ damage.
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