My father is having age 74 years. His blood pressure is not normal. Couple of days back his blood pressure reading was 171/93. At present he is taking ramistar H 5 mg daily once. What kind of medication you want to recommend?

Dr. Paramjeet SinghCardiologist9yrs exp

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Hi Many factors can affect blood pressure, including: 1) The amount of water and salt you have in your body 2) The condition of your kidneys, nervous system, or blood vessels 3) Your hormone levels You are more likely to be told your blood pressure is too high as you get older. This is because your blood vessels become stiffer as you age. When that happens, your blood pressure goes up. High blood pressure increases your chance of having a stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, or early death. I read your query, by the information I have in hand my advice to you would be Continue taking Ramistar H 5 mg once in the morning and if evening blood pressure is > 140/90 then take Amlodepine 5 mg once in the evening. 1) Keep a BP daily record for at least one week 2) Basic tests should be one to rule out cardiac issues 3) unless any recent evaluation has been done I would advice these test ECG ECHO Lipid Profile TSH Get back to me with a detailed history and old / new records for a better individualized advice. 

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