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What Should I Do For Chest Pain And High BP?

When I checked my blood pressure by placing the cuff against my chest the diastolic reading was 104, when I checked by laying my arm down, it was 114, I have pain in my chest as well as my lungs and a hacking cough, so I m not sure if the pain is from a respiratory condition(I do have asthma)or if it s from high blood pressure. What should I do?
Fri, 13 Mar 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Normal Diastolic blood pressure is between 80-90 mmHg.
So reading of 114 and 104 are certainly high.
You are also having chest pain.
So possibility of hypertension induced cardiac damage and cardiac chest pain is more.
So better to consult cardiologist and get done
1. Blood pressure monitoring
2. Ecg
3. 2d echo to rule out cardiac cause.
Coughing can also be seen in cardiac disease.
So better to rule out cardiac cause first in your case.
If all of the above are normal then asthma can be the cause for your chest pain.
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What Should I Do For Chest Pain And High BP?

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. Normal Diastolic blood pressure is between 80-90 mmHg. So reading of 114 and 104 are certainly high. You are also having chest pain. So possibility of hypertension induced cardiac damage and cardiac chest pain is more. So better to consult cardiologist and get done 1. Blood pressure monitoring 2. Ecg 3. 2d echo to rule out cardiac cause. Coughing can also be seen in cardiac disease. So better to rule out cardiac cause first in your case. If all of the above are normal then asthma can be the cause for your chest pain.