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Why Does My Wife Has High BP And Heart Pounding?
My wife is 59. She has episodes of pounding heart beat with very rapid pulse rate. Her younger brother also has these symptoms-he is 50. This condition has been present since pre adolescence. Today during one of these events her blood pressure was 156/84 with a 94 pulse rate.
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Pounding heart with rapid pulse suggests cardiovascular pathology and necessitates a cardiovascular examination.
A concomitant high blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Presence of similar symptoms in another family member raises a suspicion of familial cardiovascular disease.
On the basis of history a cardiomyopathy is suspected.
Cardiomyopathy is disease of cardiac muscle.
Thus, I suggest you to consult a cardiologist for investigations and further management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Pounding heart with rapid pulse suggests cardiovascular pathology and necessitates a cardiovascular examination.
A concomitant high blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Presence of similar symptoms in another family member raises a suspicion of familial cardiovascular disease.
On the basis of history a cardiomyopathy is suspected.
Cardiomyopathy is disease of cardiac muscle.
Thus, I suggest you to consult a cardiologist for investigations and further management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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