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How quickly does high blood pressure damage the brain and heart?
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A long time: Hbp causes its damage over many years - decades. (exception: super high blood pressure, in the range of 220/120 or higher, can cause immediate damage which is reversible. Symptoms are: confusion, heart failure, angina).
Answered 10/4/2016
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