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Which comes first of low blood pressure and high pulse rate?

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Either : Frequently a high pulse rate is compensatory for low bllod pressure to maintain cardiac output, howver a high pulse rate can cause low blood pressure as the heart is unable to adequately fill with blood in diastole(period when the heart is relaxing).

Answered 7/8/2015

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