 But the root causes of this affliction are not addressed by using high blood pressure drugs. So the cardiologist will tell you, well, you're going to be on this drug the rest of your life because it doesn't fix the problem. So the three areas that can affect high blood pressure, the vascular system, the first area of concern is the integrity of the vascular system throughout the body. The adult heart pumps about 100,000 times a day.