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If you are calming heart rate while checking blood pressure, do heart rate and blood pressure affect each other?

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Dr. Bennett Werner answered

Depends: During relaxation, both tend to fall independently. If you're shot, your BP will fall and your heart rate will rise.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 6/21/2014

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