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Is there a heart valve disease that causes elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressures?

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Dr. Jesus Yap answered

No: Elevated systolic pressure seen in severe aortic regurgitation but not diastolic pressure . In fact diastolic pressure is low in ai resulting in wide pulse pressure . Also seen in arterio venous fistula.

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Answered 12/14/2013

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