At what Blood pressurue level a person can have Stroke or kideney failure?

Question

My uncle had 269/130 when he got admitted to hospital without any major complication. Thank God he went to ER by himself and got this treated in time.

Answer 1

janu,

Actually, any high blood pressure increases the risk for stroke or kidney failure.

There is no one magic number above which a stroke will occur and below which a stroke will not. Blood pressure level is a continuum of risk, the higher the pressure, the greater the risk.

Keeping our blood pressure below 120/80 mm Hg will keep us very safe from these diseases, and below 140/90 (called "prehypertension") will slow down their progress. So we have decided that 120/80 is the highest blood pressure that we should allow.

High blood pressure is very injurious to our blood vessels, hardening and stiffening them, which thickens them and cuts down on the blood that can flow through them (thus leading to heart diease), and weakening them so that they can break, which leads to one kind of stroke. It can also cause blindness by breaking the blood vessels in the eye, in the retina.

Kidney failure occurs when the blood vessels become thickened in the kidneys, which impairs and can even stop their function.

All this can occur above 120/80. Very slowly at the lower blood pressures, and faster as the blood pressure rises.

Your uncle is extremely fortunate for his blood pressure was very high, and I'm very glad for him and for you. I hope he keeps a very close eye on his blood pressure, stays on his medication, and that you also have yours checked regularly.

Answer 2

Blood pressure is not always the cause of these problems...although they certainly CAN be. 269/130 can be the cause of a stroke, mainly a hemorrhagic ( bleeding) stroke....because a small blood vessel in the brain bursts and causes bleeding in the brain. Other types of stroke are caused by a blood clot somewhere in the body traveling to the brain through the circulatory system. Kidney failure is related less to blood pressure problems than lack of blood flow to the kidneys, or a blockage of flow through the kidneys causing renal shutdown.

Answer 3

he is one heck of a lucky man. I am surprised your Uncle did not have a stroke. A blood pressure like his can lead him to have a stroke. If he remains to have an uncontrolled blood pressure, he is predisposed to have renal insufficiency. The Renal National Service Framework for England is aiming for patients to have a blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg.

Answer 4

140/90 is risky
and once they are above 140/90
they can get stroke or kidney failure
your uncle is lucky but still be cautious

Answer 5

I think your uncle is a lucky man. Now coming to your question THE BRAIN AND HEART CAN BLOW UP IN FIRST ATTACK OF ACUTE HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS, BUT THE KIDNEYS TAKES A LONGER TIME THAT IS LONG STANDING HYPERTENSION.