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Please help! what happens to your pulse pressure when you have atherosclerosis?
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It goes up: Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) in the blood pressure. So if blood pressure is 120/80 the pulse pressure is 40. As arteries of the body get stiffer during aging, due to atherosclerosis, the pulse pressure increases, for example a pressure of 140/50 which has a pulse pressure of 90 mmhg. Keep cholesterol, diabetes controlled, don't smoke!
Answered 11/25/2016
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