Answer: b. can lead to other cardiovascular diseases
Explanation:
High blood pressure or hypertention can be define as a condition in which the flowing blood exerts force over the walls of the arteries. The arteries are the type of blood vessels which carries the blood from the heart to the rest of the body parts. This condition results in heart diseases like heart stroke or heart attack due to abnormal blood flow.
The reactive CARBONYL GROUP, contributes to the ability of aldehydes and ketones to be involved in energy reactions. Aldehydes and ketones undergo different types of reactions that lead to various products. One example of these reactions are nucloephilic reactions which lead to the production of alcohols, alkenes, diols, imine, etc.