Q: what should blood pressure be after a heart attack?

<125/80: Ideally less than 125/80 but at most 130/80 for optimal control.

Q: how high does blood pressure get before a heart attack?

It doesn't: Although high blood pressure is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, there is no evidence that there is an acute rise in blood pressure prior to a heart attack.

Q: what does blood pressure have to do with heart disease?

Lots of thing: Blood pressure is responsible for lots of heart diseases and can do lots of thing to the heart namely heart enlargement.Hypertrophy of left ventricle , heart failure and heart attack. The BP can also cause dizziness and syncopy.

Q: what happens to the heart if you have high blood pressure?

Thickens: High blood pressure over time results in response called hyper trophy. This affects the main pumping chamber, the left ventricle. The chronic pressure overload can also cause the left upper chamber to dilate which can lead to arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation. The end stage result can be heart failure.

Q: what's the medicine for the heart and high blood pressure?

Hypertension: Your doctor can choose the best medicine for you.

Question 1

how does valium affect the heart blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Lowers BP: Valium as a tranquilizer will reduce the output of adrenaline and other hormones which will cause blood vessels to vasodilate and lower the pulse rate. These two effects will combine to reduce bp. Valium and all tranquilizers are controlled substances with a high adddictive potential and when combined with other medications , certain medical conditions or alcohol, can supress breathing.

Question 2

what is the highest blood pressure reading that someone can have that doesn't increase risk for heart attack or stroke.

Accepted Answer

Blood Pressure: Blood pressure fluctuates widely and safely in most instances.  Thus your question asking for a specific guideline is impossible to separate from the context that the heart is working in. What are your real concerns and symptoms?

Question 3

if someone's having a heart attack. wouldn't their blood pressure and pulse be low or they would have another prominent symptom right?

Accepted Answer

Variable: During a heart attack, BP can be normal, high or low. Low, if due to injury, is a poor prognostic sign. Hr can be low (often occurs when the inferior wall is involved), normal or high. High is a bad prognostic sign.

Question 4

what foods are good for keeping your heart healthy and lowering blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

See below: The basic answer is vegetables and fruit along with fish  if you stay on these it will help.

Question 5

how does high blood pressure affect your heart?

Accepted Answer

Requires both muscle: to work harder to drive blood forward &amp; ↑es valve leaflet loads to block reverse blood flow. Heart muscle requires more blood flow for more work (more susceptible to damage of artery Ds), muscle gets thicker/stronger but also stiffer (no longer allows blood return from veins at low pressure) over time. Both lead to ↑ed heart attack rates, enlargement, congestive failure, atrial fibrillation, etc.

Question 6

what should blood pressure be after a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

<125/80: Ideally less than 125/80 but at most 130/80 for optimal control.

Question 7

how high does blood pressure get before a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't: Although high blood pressure is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, there is no evidence that there is an acute rise in blood pressure prior to a heart attack.

Question 8

what does blood pressure have to do with heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Lots of thing: Blood pressure is responsible for lots of heart diseases and can do lots of thing to the heart namely heart enlargement.Hypertrophy of left ventricle , heart failure and heart attack. The BP can also cause dizziness and syncopy.

Question 9

what happens to the heart if you have high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Thickens: High blood pressure over time results in response called hyper trophy.  This affects the main pumping chamber, the left ventricle.  The chronic pressure overload can also cause the left upper chamber to dilate which can lead to arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation.  The end stage result can be heart failure.

Question 10

what's the medicine for the heart and high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Hypertension: Your doctor can choose the best medicine for you.

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