strange blood pressure

what causes your blood pressure to be 130/46

[warren159]

First of all I would not use the word strange. What I might say is it is a little concerning. The dyastolic (lower number) pressure is on the low side. The systolic (higher number) is actually perfect.  However, it does not neccessarily mean that this is at all serious. There are many realtively benign reasons that the dyastolic pressure can be low. I would need to know more about the situation, however. Was this one isolated reading? Who took the pressure? You or your physician? Did you go from a sitting or lying position when the dyastolic became low? Just be careful that with a low blood pressure like that you could be close to fainting.

[NTB]

yes, it sure is unusual, nanna :)

I'd normally think of low diastolic as being related to a someone who is small and thin, and maybe doesn't eat much salt. That could also be genetic. Or you could be dehydrated and therefore have a low "circulatory volume".

A high systolic pressure generally relates to "arterial stiffness" aka hardening of the arteries. Yours is not exactly high at 130, but ideal is these days considered to be 115 or lower. (Cardiovascular risk doubles for every 20/10 over 115/75.)

The difference between systolic and diastolic is called Pulse Pressure. The latest guidelines say that a high PP might be worst of all - though that is ONLY known for people whose systolic is actually high, as in the 180's or so.

So, as has to do with much about BP, there's a lot of guesswork. If it were me I'd drink more water and see what happens.