On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:18:25 +0000 (UTC),
('Vejita' S. Cousin) wrote:

A wide difference between the numbers (low resting pressure, but high
pressure to pump/move blood) normally means theres a 'blockage' somewhere
(often in the heart, eg. aortic stenosis; CAD leading to a blockage to the
brain, etc).

I ran across the concept of "pulse pressure" on the internet and
sprang it on my doc. He scoffed at it. I think the differential was
anything greater than 40, meaning that one should be alarmed by a BP
of 130/60, which otherwise sounds admirable. (That's my BP on meds.)

But I certainly agree that it would be hard to treat in any event.


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