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Should I Be Worried About The Rise In Blood Pressure?

hi there, my blood pressure check today has shown that it has risen significantly and now being referred for an ecg, nurse also took blood sample to test for thicking of arteries, im only 34 years old but 17 stone in weight, so now im worried at such a low age group wot damage ive done
Mon, 5 Oct 2015
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Welcome at HCM..
I have gone through your query and being your physician i completely understand your health concerns.
For how long u are suffering from it? any other associated problem? like diabetes ?
high blood pressure before the age of 40 should always be investigated for its cause. If i am ur attending physician i will look at your kidneys , renal arteries, adrenals and other endocrine causes. After ruling out all probable causes, then we can safely label as ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
The second thing is that after initiating the treatment for hypertension i will also look for the complications as well as other risk factors . You should have baseline ECG chest X RAY serum cholestrol levels urea creatinine for future reference.
Meanwhile stay calm and meet your CARDIOLOGIST...
Get well soon
Hope your query is adequately addressed if you still have any, feel free to ask.
Regards
Dr Saad Sultan
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Should I Be Worried About The Rise In Blood Pressure?

Welcome at HCM.. I have gone through your query and being your physician i completely understand your health concerns. For how long u are suffering from it? any other associated problem? like diabetes ? high blood pressure before the age of 40 should always be investigated for its cause. If i am ur attending physician i will look at your kidneys , renal arteries, adrenals and other endocrine causes. After ruling out all probable causes, then we can safely label as ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION The second thing is that after initiating the treatment for hypertension i will also look for the complications as well as other risk factors . You should have baseline ECG chest X RAY serum cholestrol levels urea creatinine for future reference. Meanwhile stay calm and meet your CARDIOLOGIST... Get well soon Hope your query is adequately addressed if you still have any, feel free to ask. Regards Dr Saad Sultan