Is it possible to have a 220 bottom blood pressure reading and not have serious complcations?

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Pancho asked:


My sister’s boyfriend was feeling sick the other night and he went to the emergency room and he said that when the nurse took his blood pressure it read 280/220. Is this humanly possible to have a bottom blood pressure that high and live to tell about it? He was admitted and treated but released the next day. I think he must’ve been mistaken about his bottom BP reading. Wouldn’t a bottom pressure that high all but kill you?

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What are some ways to prevent high blood pressure and heart disease if it is hereditary?

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?slimqtpie2006? asked:


My mom and dad suffer from high blood pressure,high cholesterol. It run on both sides of the family,that along with diabetes and heart disease. My mom started taking blood pressure medication young,in her later 20′s. My dad suffered from a stroke due to high blood pressure. I am 22yrs old and do not want to suffer this especially while young. Are there any ways I can be proactive about not suffering from those conditions now and later on in life being that it is hereditary? Or do I not have a chance in preventing it?

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