22yrs, Abnormal ekg, and hypertension

[Saylor23]

I'm concerned I've had an EKG done at the doctors office and said it was abnormal and referred me to a cardiologist....im 22 yrs old and active I've had an EKG done a month ago and it was abnormal said showed thickness ( but he didn't seemed too concerned), I've had high Bp for a couple of months. Currently 160/85 resting...I'm visiting a doc this week to find a good Bp med for me and get this down hopefully...I had an echocardiogram, stress test, blood work done as well said all was good. He didn't prescribe me meds then cause he though my Bp was stress but I'm going back to tell him its not gone down. Should I be worried? Can I exercise like this? How long do I have to get this Bp down? Ps: very concerned thanks for reading hope for a reply!

[Saylor23]

Showed I had a small leakage in a heart valve he said to not be concerned it is normal he said the echo was very sensitive and could catch the slightest drip said mine was nothing to worry about? My heart contrasts(squeezes) at 50% normal is 40 so he said that was good..he also diagnosed me with chronic sinitus an I'm taking prescribed Claritin(today) so I believe that could be upping my Bp too....

[Jerry_NJ]

A BP of 160/85 should be treated I believe, but it isn't immediately dangerous.. I think you've got weeks or months to get it under control without it doing any real damage.  

If you echo says your heart is physically  normal I would not worry about an EKG reading interpretation that the wall thickness is a problem.  An EKG just "sees" the electrical signals, I do not believe it can measure the thickness.  An echo can measure that as well as other physical aspects.  If the echo didn't see any abnormal chamber size, then that is an indication your BP isn't yet causing any unhealthy enlargement of your heart, one of the concerns with high blood pressure.