Ahu Tuğba's cause of death has been determined

Ahu Tuğba, one of the famous names of Turkish cinema, passed away on September 1 in the USA, where she had been living.

Tuğba's autopsy results have been released, and the cause of death was listed in the report as hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

So, what is hypertensive cardiovascular disease? What are the treatment methods? What leads to hypertensive cardiovascular diseases?

A leading figure of cinema who lived in the USA, Ahu Tuğba passed away on September 1 due to an illness. The 69-year-old artist's funeral was held in Istanbul 28 days later. The autopsy report for the famous name has been completed, and her daughter, Anjelik Calvin, wrote in a statement: "The autopsy result has been recorded as a natural death. The cause of death is hypertensive cardiovascular disease... Hypertension caused death as a result of high blood pressure."

WHAT IS HYPERTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?

Hypertensive cardiovascular disease is a long-term condition that develops over years in people with high blood pressure. It is defined as a group of medical problems, such as heart failure and conduction arrhythmias, that can occur when your high blood pressure (hypertension) is not brought under control.

WHO IS AT RISK FOR HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE?

People who have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, are overweight, use alcohol and cigarettes, do not exercise, or have diabetes are in the risk group.

Because high blood pressure has no symptoms, many people do not know they have it. Symptoms of hypertensive cardiovascular disease usually appear after your heart has been damaged.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE?

It can manifest itself with symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, fainting, and stroke.