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Is it worst for the aorta to have high blood pressure because of mental stress or because of physical stress? what's the difference?

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Neither: High blood pressure is high blood pressure. Doesn't matter what the cause is. While most people with aortic disease have high blood pressure, the vast majority of people with high blood pressure don't ever get aortic disease. High blood pressure with stress or exertion doesn't correlate at all, only HBP at rest. Finally the incidence of aortic disease in people

Answered 5/8/2015

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