A 43-year-old male asked:

Do e cigarrettes cause high blood pressure?

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Dr. Barry Marged
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46 years experience
Not "cause": In reality we do not KNOW the true cause of high blood pressure. We do know many things that will drive it up in a predisposed individual. Considering about 30% of population has HTN, it is fairly common. Smoking and/or any act that stresses the body or mind can drive BP up in someone wo already has HTN or is genetically "ripe" to develop HTN
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Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Increase BP: "Nicotine, found in traditional and electronic cigarettes, has proven to constrict blood vessels, temporarily raise blood pressure and heart rate, and elevate glucose levels" See: https://uihc.org/health-topics/e-cigarettes-and-heart#:~:text=Nicotine%2C%20found%20in%20traditional%20and,rate%2C%20and%20elevate%20glucose%20levels.
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Dr. Clarence Grim
Endocrinology 59 years experience
All cigs increase BP for say 20 min so if you smoke a pack a day (20 cigs) you will have HBP TILL you go to sleep. Not much data on vaping. Don’t bet your Life on it. How do we predict how long you will live? Highest risk OF EARLY death is age, gender, smoking and BP. Then comes BMI. These are best predictors we have on how long you will live.
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What causes high blood pressure after bypass surgery?

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Volume overload: Also reactive after recover from anesthesia.
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A 48-year-old member asked:

Does high blood pressure cause complications with the flu?

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No: Blood pressure has nothing to do with swine flu. Swine flu is viral infection.
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A 47-year-old member asked:

Wondering if high blood pressure cause miscarriages?

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Dr. Budi Bahureksa
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On yourself ?: I would be more concerned with your advanced age for another pregnancy -- though high blood pressure is also a risk factor.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

What are the causes of high blood pressure at a young age?

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Dr. Mathew Chengot
Cardiology 45 years experience
Familial or disease: Familial HTN is likely other reasons could vary from diet, kidney artery stenosis, tumours that are hormone producing causing BP like pheochromocytoma endocrine tumours.
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A 46-year-old member asked:

How can hypertension/high blood pressure cause bradycardia?

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Dr. Rajiva Goyal
Cardiac Electrophysiology 36 years experience
Several mechanisms : Hypertension (HTN) can resulting in ischemia and abnormality of the conduction system of the heart which may slow heart rate. After a head injury HTN and a slow heart rate are signs that there may be increase in intra-cranial pressure. There is also a phenomena where correcting a slow heart rate might resolve HTN see link below. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7457024 edit.
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