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Blood pressure has been 120/45-50 recently. is this concerning? could it be heart failure? i have wpw syndrome and on propranolol to control svt.

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Dr. Amrit Singh answered

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No: u could go as low as 90/40, provided u tolerate it.

Dr Chengot agreed

Answered 1/21/2018

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Ok: This BP is ok. I'm frequently asked about "my diastolic BP being too low". Usually it's inconsequential-even factitious due to inadequacy of many home BP monitoring kits to take diastolic BPs. I usually don't get hot and bothered by pts "low" diastolic BPs-only the high ones (ie over 90. Best wishes!

Dr Lewis agreed

Answered 4/28/2018

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A member asked:

Blood pressure has been 120/45-50 recently. is this concerning? could it be heart failure? i have wpw syndrome and on propranolol to control svt.

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Amrit Singh answered

Dr Chengot agreed

Dr. Jeffrey Webber answered

Dr Lewis agreed

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