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What Does My Systolic And Diastolic Numbers Represent?

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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2015
Question: what happens if patient is hypertensive and systolic and diastolic number are very close?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
nothing serious probably

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

in most cases nothing serious is implied by such readings but in some cases it could mean blood loss or various heart problems (congestive heart failure, valvular disease, etc). The clinical history is very important. The patient's symptoms will help in the evaluation of this finding.

Would you like to discuss about any particular values, you've measured? Did you have any symptoms? Any other medical conditions? Other drugs besides lisinopril?
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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis

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What Does My Systolic And Diastolic Numbers Represent?

Brief Answer: nothing serious probably Detailed Answer: Hello, in most cases nothing serious is implied by such readings but in some cases it could mean blood loss or various heart problems (congestive heart failure, valvular disease, etc). The clinical history is very important. The patient's symptoms will help in the evaluation of this finding. Would you like to discuss about any particular values, you've measured? Did you have any symptoms? Any other medical conditions? Other drugs besides lisinopril?