• Hypertension is associated with a prothrombotic state.
• Platelet activation, endothelial dysfunction and altered angiogenesis play an important part in the pathophysiology of target organ damage in hypertension.
• Target organ damage includes microvascular (retinopathy nephropathy, vascular dementia) and macrovascular injuries (stroke and myocardial infarctions).
• Good blood pressure control can help to delay the onset of this target organ damage.
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