Relier Pairs Mod4 - Check for UnderstandingVersion en ligne Determine which diseases are the leading cause of death in the Uniter States par Lindsay Russell 1 Blood pressure consistently measuring 140/90 or higher. Strains heart and blood vessels. 2 The heart slowly weakens over time. Heart unable to pump as much blood as before. 3 Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain. Can cause brain damage, paralysis, and death. 4 Some of the tissue in the heart does not get its normal blood supply and dies. Can often be fatal. 5 Fatty substances build up inside the walls of arteries. A hardening of the arteries, coronary heart disease. Stroke Atherosclerosis Hypertension Heart Attack Congestive Heart Failure