Carrollton, GA
A 23-year-old male asked:
is blood pressure usually low in someone with heart failure?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Parham Gharagozlou answered
Sleep Medicine 9 years experience
Only severe one: BP can be high or low in chf. In very advanced CHF it is common for BP to stay on lower side.
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Dr. Rama Garimella answered
Cardiology 33 years experience
No: In CHF pts:systolic blood pressure - the top number of the blood pressure reading - lower than 100 mmhg had a mortality rate of 50 percent, significantly higher than the 32-percent rate observed in a comparison group of patients who had pressures between 130 and 139 mmhg.
Low diastolic blood pressure - the lower number of a blood pressure reading - was also linked to increased mortality.
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Netherlands
A 23-year-old male asked:
With heart failure does your blood pressure also declines?
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Yes: In late stages.
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