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If someone had excessive vasoconstriction in their arm but not anywhere else would the blood pressure reareading be wrong and show too high?

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Giant cell arteritis: Several arterial diseases and congenital anomaly can do that. Rechecking is important.

Answered 8/22/2018

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Yes and No: They would be wrong and be too low. If your brachial artery, the one that BP cuffs measure, is constricted, the BP is artifactually low. The real BP is a core bp-the BP inside your left ventricle and aorta. That's the same as your brachial artery if there is no constriction.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Low: If there is significant vasoconstriction/spasm, blood pressure readings would be lower in the affected arm.

Answered 9/14/2015

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