Researchers supported by the NHLBI evaluated data on children who were resuscitated after a cardiac arrest. The researchers found that children who had low blood pressure—determined to be below the fifth percentile of systolic blood pressure readings for children of the same sex and age—in the first six hours after cardiac arrest, had a higher risk of serious and life-threatening complications.
Read less. Advancing research for improved health. We fund research. The research we fund today will help improve our future health. Our Division of Cardiovascular Sciences and its Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch oversee much of the research we fund on the regulation of blood pressure, helping us to understand and treat low blood pressure.
The Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science supports research to translate these discoveries into clinical practice. We stimulate high-impact research. Exploring a new method of blood pressure control for use in surgery. Surgeons often use medicines to control blood pressure during surgery, but the effects can vary from patient to patient and lead to complications. NHLBI-supported researchers are looking into nerve stimulation as an alternative method for controlling blood pressure during surgery.
Investigating ways to prevent low blood pressure and falls in older adults. Dips in blood pressure that happen when standing up can be due to too much high blood pressure medicine. The NHLBI supports research into this complication and the risk of falls, as well as the testing of new strategies to prevent blood pressure from dropping too low.
Do you know someone whose child was just born preterm? This study aims to understand why some premature babies have low blood pressure by studying heart and lung changes during the first week of life in preterm babies who do or do not have low blood pressure. To participate in this study, your newborn must have weighed 2. This study is located in Houston, Texas. This condition, which has an unknown cause, is characterized by a racing heartbeat, dizziness, lightheadedness, and other symptoms that occur when a person stands up.
To participate in this study, you must be between 18 and 80 years old and have orthostatic intolerance. Higher values raise cardiovascular risk, but lower values also seem to raise your risk see graph.
The findings about low diastolic blood pressure are intriguing, and they make sense intuitively, Dr. Conlin says. Diastolic pressure is measured during the point in the heart cycle where blood flows into the coronary arteries that feed the heart. If those arteries are clogged with fatty deposits as in a person with heart disease , blood pressure beyond the narrowed areas will drop as blood flows through that narrow channel.
As a result, part of the heart muscle may not get enough blood. Starved for oxygen and nutrients, the heart may become weak and prone to damage. Because of this potential concern, people with heart disease may want to check that their diastolic blood pressure values don't fall too far below 70 mm Hg, which can happen when you try to reach a low systolic number, says Dr.
Going lower than that can be a double-edged sword in terms of side effects and other adverse events. But he encourages discussion about such decisions with his patients. Everyone is unique, not only with regard to medical history, but also in willingness to take additional medication and accept certain risks.
So talk to your doctor about what blood pressure goal makes sense for you, he advises. As a service to our readers, Harvard Health Publishing provides access to our library of archived content. Please note the date of last review or update on all articles. No content on this site, regardless of date, should ever be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from your doctor or other qualified clinician.
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Neurally mediated hypotension: Unlike orthostatic hypotension, this disorder causes blood pressure to drop after standing for long periods, leading to symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and fainting. This condition primarily affects young people and occurs because of a miscommunication between the heart and the brain.
Nutritional deficiencies: A lack of the essential vitamins B and folic acid can cause anemia, which in turn can lead to low blood pressure. If you notice a sudden decline in blood pressure A single lower-than-normal reading is not cause for alarm, unless you are experiencing any other symptoms or problems.
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