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Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Doctors recommend weight loss and regular exercise as the first steps in treating mild to moderate...

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UKSweetpea 08/09/2010

My BP runs 141 - 152/69. Anyone know what would cause this to drop?

loveblue2 08/09/2010

My daughter's diastolic pressure normally runs in the high 60's (she's 21 years old and a normal weight without bp meds.

What I find a little curious about your reading though is the disparity between the systolic and diastolic numbers. The systolic is on the high side, and the diastolic is on the low side. Usually, if the systolic is high, so is the diastolic.

If I had bp readings like that, I would get the opinion of a doctor. You can never be too careful with bp readings.

UKSweetpea 08/10/2010

Thanks loveblue2, I thought this readings were odd. I am due to go for a check up with my DR. I will let you know what he thinks.

deleted_user 08/14/2010

how do u take it

UKSweetpea 08/15/2010

Hi freshy123, I use an arm cuff monitor.

JohnD1 08/25/2010

I think you will find this is called isolated systolic hypertension -- quite common in older people. Doctors think it is becuase your arteries harden as you age.

A doctor would probably be better to advise on lowering this. (Assuming you don't want your diastolic to go much lower)

John

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