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Any importance to 10-15 point higher systolic in right arm vs. left? left 95, right 110. both diastolic 60.
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Yes: You have a narrowing in the left subclavian artery. Use your right arm for determing your correct bp; the left is artifactually low. Other than that, there's no harm in having a lower BP in the left arm.
Answered 6/10/2014
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