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A member asked:
What is diastolic hypertension and who should be treating that--cardiologist or nephrologist? i have htn and sometimes the diastolic spikes into the stage 1 or even stage 2 level despite the meds i am on?
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See your family doctor. He should be able to take care of this. Good Luck
Answered 4/29/2022
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