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How might you have high blood pressure but a low heart rate?

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Heart rate: The larger stroke volume associated with slow heart rate will result in higher systolic pressure and depending on runoff diastolic also.

Answered 8/29/2018

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Dr. William Jenkins answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

They aren't: necessarily related, blood pressure can be from constricted vessels even if heart output low, and they can be controlled by different blood chemicals

Answered 5/29/2014

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