can a high resting heart rate cause high blood pressure

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Kathleen

Hi Polai,

Yes, it could. The most likely scenario is a high resting heart rate associated with anxiety that elevates blood pressure, but there are other possibilities. The system that regulates heart rate and blood pressure is complex. Here is a link for you that you will find useful.

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch022/ch022a.html

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Polai

thanks for the reply...the sight was very helpful.

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