Is hypertension a vascular disease?

Hypertension belongs to vascular diseases, vascular diseases include many kinds, coronary heart disease, carotid plaque formation, cerebral infarction, lower extremity atherosclerosis in atherosclerosis are all vascular diseases, and hypertension will damage all arteries of the systemic system, the venous vascular system will also exist a series of diseases, such as venous thrombosis, venous valve abnormalities, etc., also belong to vascular diseases. Patients with hypertension must go to a regular cardiology department for treatment to control blood pressure. Once blood pressure is not well controlled, it will lead to a series of arterial vascular diseases. Hypertension is mainly due to abnormal vasoconstriction of the arteries and abnormalities of the intima will lead to increased peripheral resistance of the blood vessels, and blood pressure will rise.