Is A Blood Pressure Of 120/72 Good And Can Your

Posted on Mon, 6 May 2019

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Question : is a blood pressure of 120/72 good and can your doctor tell if you have clogged arteries through blood work or a EKG

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello

After going through the medical details provided by you I would like to tell you that a BP of 120/70 is perfectly normal.

If the clogging inside the arteries is significant and is creating the oxygen demand mismatch to the muscles of the heart only then the blood work or the ECG will show some specific changes that your doctor will pick up and will have a clue that there is some coronary artery issues going on. If the clogging is not significant enough to cause any sort of ischaemia then it’s not possible for the doctor to give you any clue.

I hope this information will answer your query.

Kind regards
Dr Bhanu XXXXXXX

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