my blood pressure is like 132/88 in one arm but 196/120 in the other...I think it has something to do with the heart, but can't remember what...does anybody have an answer?
2006-10-20 16:41:17 · 7 answers · asked by imanana97 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
I am under a doctors care....no digital exams performed to whoever suggested that.....and the blood pressures are taken at the doctors office and by nurses where I work. The dr seems more concerned with getting the pressure down, rather than the difference in arms.. I'm concerned with such a large variation in arms
2006-10-20 16:59:37 · update #1
That is a huge difference between both arms. If this was done only on one reading i would definitely have it re checked to see if it was accurate first before worrying about it.
2006-10-20 16:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by sammy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be that you have a stenosis (narrowing) in an artery (in your chest) that leads to the arm with the LOWER pressure.
Unless you are having symptoms that your doctor can trace to such a narrowing, there's usualy no indication for surgical intervention.
2006-10-21 13:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the left arm will have a higher blood pressure because it is closer to the heart the right arm is further away and so is lower.
2006-10-20 23:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may have a clogged/slightly clogged artery leading to the one side, its normal for there to be a small amount of variance between arms, just not that much. They may be reading them wrong too.
2006-10-23 12:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good god that second one is a scary reading. You should probably see your doctor regardless of which arm it was.
2006-10-20 23:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it can mean a coarctation or narrowing of the aorta between the two brachial artery branches.
2006-10-20 23:44:37 · answer #6 · answered by finaldx 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maybe both of the blood pressure are not accurate
2006-10-20 23:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by Alexis M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋