Here is the translation of the provided HTML content: **Symptoms and Treatment** High blood pressure can lead to serious health problems, including: * Heart attack * Stroke * Kidney disease * Blindness Symptoms may include: * Chest pain or discomfort * Shortness of breath * Palpitations (rapid heartbeat) * Dizziness or lightheadedness To manage symptoms, keep taking the medicines your provider ordered. Also, get treated for any medical conditions you have and make healthier changes to your lifestyle. **Prevention** You can decrease your risk of hypertensive heart disease with lifestyle changes such as: * Exercising * Staying at a healthy weight * Eating healthy foods Your healthcare provider may order high blood pressure medicines for you, such as: * Calcium channel blockers * Diuretics * Beta blockers * ACE inhibitors * Potassium replacements **Living with Hypertensive Heart Disease** When you have high blood pressure, it’s essential to keep taking your medicines to control your blood pressure. You also need to watch for problems that start to develop and treat them promptly. Conditions to watch for include: * Ventricular hypertrophy (thickening of the heart muscle) * Atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) * Angina (chest pain or discomfort due to lack of oxygen in the heart) * Heart failure **Prognosis** Hypertensive heart disease is a long-term disease that takes years to develop. Over time, people who have it are at a higher and higher risk of dying from a cardiovascular problem. The prognosis for people with hypertensive cardiovascular disease is different from person to person, depending on: * What symptoms you’re having * Whether you have cardiovascular disease or risk factors * Other medical conditions you have **Living with Hypertension** When you have high blood pressure, it’s essential to keep taking your medicines to control your blood pressure. You also need to watch for problems that start to develop and treat them promptly. Conditions to watch for include: * Ventricular hypertrophy (thickening of the heart muscle) * Atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) * Angina (chest pain or discomfort due to lack of oxygen in the heart) * Heart failure You can ask your doctor: * What is my personal risk of hypertensive heart disease? * Is there anything else I can do to reduce my risk of hypertensive heart disease?