Too Low Blood Pressure May Signal Heart Failure
My blood pressure has taken a huge drop since my surgery. On an average day it measures 80/50.
I recently ran across this article and am curious what you may think about it.
Too Low Blood Pressure May Signal Heart Failure
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Among heart disease patients, a blood pressure reading of lower than normal may be cause for grave concern. According to a report printed in the American Heart Journal, heart patients whose systolic blood pressure tests at lower than 100 mmHg experience a 50% mortality rate. That compares with a significantly lower mortality rate of 32% among those heart disease patients whose systolic pressure tests slightly above the normal range, or approximately 130-139 mmHg. The normal range for healthy systolic blood pressure is 120-129 mmHg. A low diastolic blood pressure (normal is 80 mmHg) was also found to be associated with a higher risk of death from heart failure. The study's findings are based on data from more than 5,700 heart disease patients at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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