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My blood pressure has being at 156 over 104 heart rate 60 is this almost a stroke or heartache? i have not being sleeping very good wake back up.
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High blood pressure: High blood pressure can be present for many years before it causes problems, but treating it to achieve good control of the blood pressure clearly reduces the future risk of stroke and heart attack.
Answered 2/4/2016
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