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Could Anaemia Cause High Blood Pressure In A 19 Year Old?

I am a 19 year old female who went in for a check-up a few months ago and was told my blood pressure was high. I am a college athlete, have no history of blood pressure problems, and I think I eat fairly healthy. Since then I have had my blood pressure checked 6 times and it was high 5 of those times. I gave blood a few times last year and my blood pressure was ok each time. However the last time I went to give blood, they told me my iron was too low. I have since been taking a multivitamin with iron, but I am not consistent with those. My doctor has ordered blood tests and an echocardiogram and ultrasound. Could I be anemic and could that be causing the high blood pressure? I am sometimes tired, but I have a lot on my plate.
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well if you have high blood pressure recorded on many occasions,you have to be evaluated for secondary hypertension,meaning there by at your age there should be some detectable cause of high blood pressure.anemia directly does not lead to high blood pressure.but it may be another manifestation of disease which has lead to hypertension e.g.chronic kidney disease.you have been rightly advised ultrasound of kidneys and other investigations ...
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Could Anaemia Cause High Blood Pressure In A 19 Year Old?

well if you have high blood pressure recorded on many occasions,you have to be evaluated for secondary hypertension,meaning there by at your age there should be some detectable cause of high blood pressure.anemia directly does not lead to high blood pressure.but it may be another manifestation of disease which has lead to hypertension e.g.chronic kidney disease.you have been rightly advised ultrasound of kidneys and other investigations ...