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my father is 71, has parkinsons and diabetes, and a massive heart attack 4 years ago ,he has been passing out and his neurosurgeon says its part of the parkinsons but his blood pressure readings are now 165/99 yesterday and 173/108 today. im concerned. should i take him in to see his dr?
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
Hi There
I wonder why your father is not taking any anti hypertensive medicine even after having a massive heart attack. Yes definitely he needs to be started on bp lowering medicines as persistently high BP can later on lead to Stroke and other cardiac issues.
I would also like to get an ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY done on your father and then plan other medicines as required after assessing his LV Function.
Good Luck
I wonder why your father is not taking any anti hypertensive medicine even after having a massive heart attack. Yes definitely he needs to be started on bp lowering medicines as persistently high BP can later on lead to Stroke and other cardiac issues.
I would also like to get an ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY done on your father and then plan other medicines as required after assessing his LV Function.
Good Luck
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