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What does it mean to have swollen ankles and low blood pressure?
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MD: Hi: you need a history and physical by an md to rule out an arrhythmia or congestive heart failure.
Answered 8/18/2018
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Swollen ankles: Right sided heart failure, and low cardiac output can cause ankle swelling. The gravity pressure on the venous system the heart cannot pull the fluid up the legs this can cause fluid to move out of the vascular system and into the tissues around the legs and feet, .
Answered 9/27/2018
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