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Kidney failure. High blood pressure is one of the most common causes of kidney failure. That's because it can damage both the large arteries leading to your kidneys and the tiny blood vessels (glomeruli) within the kidneys. Damage to either makes it so your kidneys can't effectively filter waste from your blood.
It has no specific symptoms, but over time stresses the major organs in the body and is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Blood pressure elevation with renal artery stenosis is no different; however, the decreased blood flow the kidney(s) over time may cause damage to the kidney(s).