Care and Mobility Considerations

The majority of hypertensives are asymptomatic, and do not have a functional disability.

Malignant hypertension, which is rare, may be symptomatic, and these people would be ill, and would normally be admitted to hospital. However, generally, they are treated, and return home, after a short period of time, unless they have had a stroke.

When the hypertension has led to conditions such as heart failure, heart attack, stroke, retinal damage etc, the patient may have the disabling effects of these resultant conditions, and the focus should be on these conditions, not the hypertension.

Therefore, it is the complications of hypertension that lead to the disability.