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Can a person survive a blood pressure of 250/150 for 2 hours what is the maximum blood pressure that blood vessels can hold?

Q: can a person survive a blood pressure of 250/150 for 2 hours what is the maximum blood pressure that blood vessels can hold?

: This high a blood pressure can cause catastrophic illness and ought to be treated as an emergency. for info: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470371/#:~:text=A%20hypertensive%20emergency%20is%20an,%2C%20aortic%20dissection%2C%20and%20eclampsia. The highest pressure recorded in an individual was 370/360.

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This high a blood pressure can cause catastrophic illness and ought to be treated as an emergency. for info: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470371/#:~:text=A%20hypertensive%20emergency%20is%20an,%2C%20aortic%20dissection%2C%20and%20eclampsia. The highest pressure recorded in an individual was 370/360.

Answered 9/4/2022

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