Monday, April 09, 2007
I tried to donate blood this weekend and I was refused. When they measured my blood pressure it was 120 over 120. I didn't think that it was possible to have the same reading for both systolic and diastolic. The nurse tried it a few times, a few minutes apart, and she said that once in a while she got 120 over 110 but many times could not measure a difference.
What does it mean to have systolic and diastolic numbers equal or very close?
Dear Robert:
I am forwarding your specific medical inquiry to our expert. In the meantime, I would recommend that you check out
http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/question-answer-27284-63.html for more information on BP ratios.
I would also recommend that you peruse http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/cholesterol-000023_7-145.html for more information on simply life-style changes that you can adopt to potentially lower your blood pressure.
Hope this helps,
Brendan S.