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What Does My BP Reading Indicate?
ok... Last May here I had a high blood pressure of sys.. 155/ over dia.. 115/pulse of 71 ...I over worked that day..any good news here. I had a Stress Test last week, does things look good for me.. in the long run ? I am 70 years old....Thanks
Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Hey,
155/115mm Hg of bp is high for you. But to diagnose you as hypertensive, you should have 3 readings of high bp taken at different time. If this is so that you have hypertension. If the bp remains controlled, complications are less.
Thanks
Dr Sameer
155/115mm Hg of bp is high for you. But to diagnose you as hypertensive, you should have 3 readings of high bp taken at different time. If this is so that you have hypertension. If the bp remains controlled, complications are less.
Thanks
Dr Sameer
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