Aps and blood pressure

[Saralmac]

Does anyone know if APS can affect blood pressure, for the last month (that I know of) my blood pressure has been a bit high. It's was 129 over 92 yesterday. I've usually been on the low end of blood pressure even during pregnancy. The only time it's been elevated is when I had my initial stroke and brain bleed. I'm taking Coumadin and aspirin. Inr was at a low of 1.4 but should be back up in the 3-4 range now.

[Lure2]

Hi,

As you know we are not Doctors here. I can only tell you as to myself.

I had very high bloodpressure before I was properly anticoagulated with a rather high and steady INR. I selftest rather often at home (that is the only way to control the INR) and feel best an an INR of around 4.0. I was in hospital before with an INR oif 3.2 with chestpain. Probably had PEs (micro). This was several years ago. I do an Echocardiograme with doppler every year to control everything.

I today have too high Pulmonary Hypertension and 2 leaking heartvalves but my bloodpressure is ok.

I have my second machine to monitor my bloodpressure at home. I do not do it very often today as it behaves when I can keep the INR in its place and steady.

Before I had together with the high bloodpressure (the INR was often low then) chestpain and had to take an ambulance twice I remember to hospital. I have microemboli so they have never seen anything on me.

I only have very high titres and are triplepositive all the time since 2002.

Yes I am quite sure that high bloodpressure is a symptom for some of us with perhaps heart-issues also. So continue to keep it low!

Best wishes from Kerstin in Stockholm

[MaryF Administrator]

I enclose this link, which mentions high blood pressure with Hughes Syndrome/APS: nhs.uk/Conditions/Hughes-sy...

MaryF

[Lure2 in reply to MaryF]

Hi Mary,

I am glad you put that on. I have not seen it before. Very good "article" I think. On the spot, so to say.

Kerstin