A 47-year-old member asked:
If my father has high blood pressure, will i have blood pressure problems too?
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
High blood pressure: If your father has high blood pressure then it would be a good idea for you to be checked for it. You should also take care to minimize the salt in your diet and get plenty of exercise.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Why is my father's blood pressure so high?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Blood pressure: You'll have to ask your father's doctor, few of us out here can answer such a question without adequate information about the patient.
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A member asked about a 45-year-old male:
What will high blood pressure do if left untreated?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Kill you: It's slow but steady. The small arteries are progressively damaged. Your kidneys will malfunction. Your brain will fail from lack of good microcirculation & the dementia is likely to be mistaken for alzheimer's. You'll eventually have the muscle in your heart fail, and your last few months will feel like you're running a marathon just to walk to the bathroom.
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