re: Blood pressure ranges

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While a tad high, being elevated prior to a surgery procedure is not uncommon. There's a thing called sudden high blood pressure which can be caused by different factors including stress/anxiety. Mine is usually 120/80 but will elevate prior to a procedure. You may be comfortable with the upcoming procedure but your body will tell the truth.

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My cardiologist calls it the "white coat syndrome". They always take mm BP twice when I there, once when I first get there and then again after the visit....as you can imagine it's always higher the first time and then by the end of the visit it's lowered