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My bp suddenly went dangerously high after living at high altitude for over 6 months. what is the reason for this?
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Not the cause: It's unlikely that altitude is the cause. See this science-based article from the u of hawaii: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/10453102.
Answered 4/8/2018
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