In short NO, but see details below;
High blood pressure usually causes no symptoms.
Even if high blood pressure does cause symptoms, the symptoms are usually mild and nonspecific (vague, or suggesting many different disorders).
Thus, high blood pressure often is labeled "the silent killer."
People who have high blood pressure typically don't know it until their blood pressure is measured.
Sometimes people with high blood pressure have the following symptoms:
Headache
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Nausea
People often do not seek medical care until they have symptoms arising from the organ damage caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) high blood pressure. The following types of organ damage are commonly seen in chronic high blood pressure:
Heart attack
Heart failure
Stroke or "mini stroke" (transient ischemic attack, TIA)
Kidney failure
Eye damage with loss of vision
Peripheral arterial disease, including outpouchings of the aorta called aneurysms
About 1% of people with high blood pressure do not seek medical care until the high blood pressure is very severe, also called malignant hypertension.
In malignant hypertension, the diastolic blood pressure (the lower number) often exceeds 140 mm Hg.
Malignant hypertension may be associated with headache, light-headedness, or nausea.
This degree of high blood pressure requires emergency hospitalization and lowering of blood pressure to prevent brain hemorrhage or stroke.
It is of utmost importance to realize that high blood pressure can be unrecognized for years, causing no symptoms but causing progressive damage to the heart, other organs, and blood vessels;
2007-01-12 23:16:00
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answered by huggz 7
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There is a deadly route through which untreated high blood pressure leads one to the feet of death. In high blood pressure small arteries of every organ in the body become narrowed and the heart has to work hard to pump the blood to these organs, and naturally it has to pump faster also to compromise it's failing efficiency. Failing heart does not cop up with the increased need of blood supply during exertion and therefor the person becomes breathless. This is a vicious cycle, the more arteries get narrowed, lesser blood the heart receives for it's own needs and failure progressivey goes on increasing.
This situation should be immediately tackled and treated by experts.
2007-01-12 23:50:10
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answered by ranush 2
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High Blood Pressure is the major cause of Atrial Fibrillation. It will eventually destroy the arteries leading to the heart and the heart itself. Thereby, causing the electrical network within the heart to send out extra electron signals which cause fibrillation. If you have a high rate heartbeat it is dangerous, I mean like 100+ beats a minute get to the emergency room or doc office immediately. This is a dangerous situtiation. Lots of info on this on the "Cleveland Clinic Site" which is known for their work in heart surgery and heart care. Look under Atrial Fibrillation
2007-01-12 23:15:41
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answered by James M 6
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In fact the heart beating faster would make the blood pressure high. You obviously go out of breath. If you really want to know more on high blood pressure visit this link - http://ailments.in/hypertension.html
2007-01-15 22:12:29
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answered by Karunya 4
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You need to see a doctor. My husband has high blood pressure and racing heart. He has to take medicine to keep his heart rate normal. He barely made it to the emergency room a few times. His heart rate got up to 206 beats a min. once and it was ready to explode but they gave him a shot in time to slow it back down.
2007-01-12 23:15:17
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answered by Just Bein' Me 6
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possibly but porbbaly not. my dad has high blodd pressure he doesnt have a fast rate. what you could have is a HARMLESS disease called tachnycardia and thats where your heart beats really fast for o resaons at all sometimes. i have it and its nothing bad. its triggered by you just having it or by stimulants such as caffiene. it feels like your heart is racing sometimes and you can feel it pounding or you can feel a fluttery feeling in your chest. dont owrry its completly harmles. ussually nothing is done abotu it cuz its not serisul but you can get a beta blocker. (meds) for it. talk to your doctor about your possiblitlies of you haveing supraventrical tachnycardia
2007-01-13 06:59:02
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answered by i_love_ dancing 3
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Yes, yes and yes.
Heart must beat more frequently and harder to get that blood through all those arteries.
Hypertension must be treated. See your doctor ASAP.
2007-01-12 23:14:10
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answered by thefinalresult 7
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it can make you shake
2007-01-12 23:11:04
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answered by Anonymous
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