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What can cause high bp and low pulse. mom had bp of 180/88 and pulse of 48.she is on bp medications.

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

ISH: The elevation in pulse pressure in patients is primarily due to diminished arterial compliance ISH is associated with a two- to fourfold increase in the risk of myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, renal dysfunction, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality Even in patients who also have diastolic hypertension, the cardiovascular risk correlates more closely with the systolic

Answered 11/20/2015

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