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Re: Does High Heart Rate Affect Blood Pressure?

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:01:30 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Amy wrote: >
>I'm currently 17 weeks pregnant & my blood pressure was a little bit at
>my last OB-GYN appt. I get very stressed (much more than on a typical
>day) when going to the doctor and my pulse rate escalates from its usual
>65bpm to 120bpm. Could this alone cause my bp reading to go up? Is it
>possible to get an accurate reading when pulse rate is so high?

In general it has no relation.

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina

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