blood presssure problem

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blood pressure is something wrong if the systolic is 124 and the disstolic 47?



Reply from nicomarm User Rating:  1380 Knowledge Tokens
The systolic is normal to very slightly high, however the diastolic is too low and reached a level that needs monitoring. Variations in the systolic and diastolic pressure are common so it may need to be rechecked to know if it is a regular pattern. Echocardiography may be useful to find the cause of the low diastolic. There are many different causes for low diastolic , one may be the stiffening of the aorta (in eldery ) or sometimes it is associated with medications taken.
Sometimes, changes in the diet may be enough to bring the pressure closer to normal. Check it with your physician . Some litterature at:
diastolichttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/480720
http://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-edge-newspaper-2006/may-29a.html
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