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What is the relation between BP and brain haemorrhage?

Dr OP Yadava
CEO & Chief Cardiac Surgeon,
National Heart Institute,
New Delhi

Q: What is the approximate range of BP at which there are chances of brain haemorrhage?

A:There is no exact value by which we can predict occurrence of brain haemorrhage, but on an average, a systolic pressure (upper blood pressure) of above 160 – 180 mmHg and a diastolic (lower) blood pressure of over 100 mmHg have a high potential for brain haemorrhage, specially inindividuals who are prone to it.