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Long QT, Hypertension
Dear Sir,
I am 25. My BP is 160/100. ECG is normal except that it shows Long QT (509) & sinus tachycardia. (family history: father died of sudden cardiac arrest this year) I am taking metosartan 25 mg. What can be the cause of hypertension?
I am 25. My BP is 160/100. ECG is normal except that it shows Long QT (509) & sinus tachycardia. (family history: father died of sudden cardiac arrest this year) I am taking metosartan 25 mg. What can be the cause of hypertension?
Thank you for reply Jon!
Replies to your questions:
Are you overweight? - No. Height - 6 feet, weight - 75 KG
Do you smoke? - No.
Do you know what caused your fathers SCD? - Unfortunately I don't know. He was 51 and healthy, not overweight.
What caused you to have an EKG done? - I had slight discomfort in chest. A feeling of pressure.
Can you tell me whether long QT is fatal or it is just a risk factor for SCD?
Replies to your questions:
Are you overweight? - No. Height - 6 feet, weight - 75 KG
Do you smoke? - No.
Do you know what caused your fathers SCD? - Unfortunately I don't know. He was 51 and healthy, not overweight.
What caused you to have an EKG done? - I had slight discomfort in chest. A feeling of pressure.
Can you tell me whether long QT is fatal or it is just a risk factor for SCD?
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Welcome and thanks for your question. There are several causes of high blood pressure ranging from excessive weight to lifestyle choices like smoking and the use of stimulants or little exercise and deconditioning and there is idiopathic high blood pressure that has no underlying cause.
If I can ask a couple question that would help me point you in the right direction;
Are you overweight?
Do you smoke?
Do you know what caused your fathers SCD? I am very sorry for your loss.
What caused you to have an EKG done?
If you can provide a little more information I may be able to better help you.
Thanks,
Jon
If I can ask a couple question that would help me point you in the right direction;
Are you overweight?
Do you smoke?
Do you know what caused your fathers SCD? I am very sorry for your loss.
What caused you to have an EKG done?
If you can provide a little more information I may be able to better help you.
Thanks,
Jon
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