Iny I asked:


After you have a heart attack does ur blood pressure go back to normal? Or does it stay really high? I know during a heart attack ur blood pressure goes up, but does it stay that way a few days after a heart attack?

Shannon

3 Responses to “Does your normal blood pressure change after a heart attack?”

1. Jennifer K on November 19th, 2008 12:39 pm

   For hypertension would be given to correct it is high medicines for hypertension would be given to correct it may stay up or not after heart attack event has occured.
   For hypertension would normally monitor you blood pressure very carefully on constant basis if it is high medicines.

2. Donna B on November 21st, 2008 3:50 am

   A person’s blood pressure following a heart attack may be initially high because they are having severe pain. Remember a part of the heart muscle has been destroyed but the goal is to control the BP quickly with the medications .. Some patients present with low blood pressure which will also require treatment. Following a heart attack it is very important that a patients blood pressure and heart rate is brought under control with medications as the goal is to control the size of the heart attack from the very moment the patient presents into the emergency department, then to prevent another one from reoccurring.

3. mutantalbino on November 21st, 2008 4:23 pm

   My pulse was normal but my blood pressure was 110 go figure.
   My blood pressure was 110 go figure.