Question 1

what is the good number of high blood pressure for people at age 60?

Accepted Answer

Blood Pressure: Best blood pressure is systolic less than 120 (top number) and diastolic blood pressure less tan 80 (bottom number).

Question 2

i have high blood pressure and i am on medication, is it normal for the blood pressure to spike while exercising, especially the bottom number?

Accepted Answer

Yes: (You shouldn't measure your BP during exercise.) It's normal and healthy for it to rise with physical activity. High blood pressure is defined as an elevation at complete rest when fully relaxed.

Question 3

if a person has high blood pressure, would it be consistently high throughout the day..even in the morning?   mine was 122 over a normal number in the am and one day even 112 over a normal number when woke up. thoughts?

Accepted Answer

: Sounds normal to me if your device is accurate and you use it correctly. Average of less than 120 systolic is considered normal. 
BP varies with every heart beat. in general the lowest systolic during a 24 hr period is higher than the highest diastolic pressure. But you need a 24 hr recording to detect this. There are home devices that take pressure at night. Check them out.

Question 4

i have anxiety and my blood pressure spikes throughout the day when i get nervous. it returns to a normal healthy number. if my blood pressure spikes several times a day is that considered uncontrolled high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

BP: No,I would not consider your BP uncontrollable,rather your BP is influenced by stressful situations

Question 5

what number of heart attacks are caused by high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Exact number unknown: High blood pressure is the leading cause of all heart disease, but exactly how many heart attacks are caused solely by high blood pressure is unknown. There are approximately 1.5 million heart attacks in the United States yearly, and it is estimated that high blood pressure is a significant factor in more than half of them.

Question 6

i know that there isn't any antihypertensives drugs that target only the diastolic number but is there a particular type of meds that works best in isolated  diastolic high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Antihipertensives: the big majority of them work on both. probably the calcium channel blockers like amlodipine work better on the diastolic blood pressure

Question 7

my morning blood pressure in the morning was 183 / 72 and sometimes goes up to 200 then gradually drops back to 120s after eating and the number fluctuates between 140s and 110s thru-out the day.  do i have high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Hypertension: You do have hypertension and it is quite labile. You are somewhat young for the onset of essential hypertension which is the commonest form and is often familial. You may be in the 10% of hypertensive patients that have secondary  Hypertension which can be due to renal artery dysplasia, pheochromocytoma, hyperaldosteronism for example. Consult a cardiologist for evaluation,appropriate testing&amp;care

Question 8

i was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism last year the meds worked however i still have high blood pressure. lately it has been getting worse and the bottom number is always over 100 before i take my meds and sometimes its really high like 169/121 what does t

Accepted Answer

Serious problem: The BP numbers are both used to diagnose hypertension. In general, the top number (systolic) is the one best correlated with outcomes;however the bottom one (diastolic) has been used as well. Regardless, that number being over 100 puts you at high risk of heart attacks and strokes.You need urgent care to bring it down, and likely more than one medicine in addition to thyroid treatment.

Question 9

the last couple weeks i have had high blood pressure.  bottom number in my bp has not gone below 90. xray showed mild bibasilar atelectasis. related?

Accepted Answer

No,: the bibasilar atelectasis  is likely not related to your BP at all.

Question 10

what is a high blood pressure fraction?

Accepted Answer

Systolic / Diastolic: The top number is the systolic and the bottom number is the diastolic. For adults, over 140 for the top or 90 for the bottom is usually considered too high. The number is not a fraction itself, this is just how it is denoted in the medical community.

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What is the good number of high blood pressure for people at age 60?

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I have high blood pressure and i am on medication, is it normal for the blood pressure to spike while exercising, especially the bottom number?

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If a person has high blood pressure, would it be consistently high throughout the day..even in the morning? mine was 122 over a normal number in the am and one day even 112 over a normal number when woke up. thoughts?

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I have anxiety and my blood pressure spikes throughout the day when i get nervous. it returns to a normal healthy number. if my blood pressure spikes several times a day is that considered uncontrolled high blood pressure?

A member asked:

What number of heart attacks are caused by high blood pressure?

A member asked:

I know that there isn't any antihypertensives drugs that target only the diastolic number but is there a particular type of meds that works best in isolated diastolic high blood pressure?

A member asked:

My morning blood pressure in the morning was 183 / 72 and sometimes goes up to 200 then gradually drops back to 120s after eating and the number fluctuates between 140s and 110s thru-out the day. do i have high blood pressure?

A member asked:

I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism last year the meds worked however i still have high blood pressure. lately it has been getting worse and the bottom number is always over 100 before i take my meds and sometimes its really high like 169/121 what does t

A member asked:

The last couple weeks i have had high blood pressure. bottom number in my bp has not gone below 90. xray showed mild bibasilar atelectasis. related?

A member asked:

What is a high blood pressure fraction?

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