blood pressure is the force of blood in your blood vessels when your heart beats and when your heart rests. you have high blood pressure when the force is too much. exforge can help your blood vessels relax so your blood pressure is lower. medicines that lower blood pressure lower your chance of having a stroke or heart attack. high blood pressure makes the heart work harder to pump blood throughout the body and causes damage to blood vessels. if high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to stroke heart attack heart failure kidney failure and vision problems.
what is high blood pressure (hypertension)?