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Is The High BP A Premature Sign Of Stroke Or Heart Attack?

Yesterday night when I was at work I experienced severe pain on my diaphragm area and it hurt so much I can barely breathe at that time and then my vision almost went black,I was immediately sent to our company clinic and my bp is 180/120.is this a premature sign of a probable mild stroke or heart attack?
Mon, 30 Nov 2015
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High BP is not a premature sign of stroke or heart attack, But High BP is a strong risk factor for stroke and heart attack.
I advise you to take regular medicines for BP and keep it under control. Also need to do test to search search for cause of high BP.
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Is The High BP A Premature Sign Of Stroke Or Heart Attack?

High BP is not a premature sign of stroke or heart attack, But High BP is a strong risk factor for stroke and heart attack. I advise you to take regular medicines for BP and keep it under control. Also need to do test to search search for cause of high BP.