Why old people will always suffer with high blood pressure or low blood pressure.

Dr. Hardik ThakkerInternal Medicine Specialist11yrs exp

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Dear patient, as one grows old the arteries get thick because of fat deposition and aging. This is called atherosclerosis. Hence the bp rises in old age. In some old patients the bp control receptors and centre in the brain become weak and hence they get low bp. Some of them have weak heart with low ejection fraction. That can also cause low bp. I hope this helps. 

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