what are the risks of very low blood pressure?
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Even moderate forms of low blood pressure can cause dizziness, weakness, fainting and a risk of injury from falls. And severely low blood pressure can deprive your body of enough oxygen to carry out its functions, leading to damage to your heart and brain.
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However, if blood pressure is low enough, brain damage can still occur. Also, fainting can result in serious injuries to the head or other parts of the body. Low blood pressure occasionally causes shortness of breath or chest pain due to an inadequate blood supply to the heart muscle (a condition called angina).
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Low blood pressure that causes an inadequate flow of blood to the body's organs can cause strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure. The most severe form is shock. Common causes of low blood pressure include a reduced volume of blood, heart disease, and medications.
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High blood pressure during pregnancy poses various risks, including: Decreased blood flow to the placenta. If the placenta doesn't get enough blood, your baby might receive less oxygen and fewer nutrients. This can lead to slow growth (intrauterine growth restriction), low birth weight or premature birth.
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Anything less than 90 over 60 is considered low, but low doesn't always mean unhealthy or dangerous. Sometimes there are reasons for low blood pressure. Factors that contribute to this are dehydration, medication, and certain medical conditions. Improper blood pressure measurement may also show a false reading.
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Symptoms of low blood pressure Dizziness or lightheadedness. Nausea. Fainting (syncope) Dehydration and unusual thirst.
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Having low blood pressure during pregnancy is common. Most of the time, this condition won't cause major problems, and blood pressure will return to prepregnancy levels after you give birth. In some cases, however, very low blood pressure can be dangerous for mom and baby.
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Blood pressure varies from one person to another. A drop as little as 20 mmHg, can cause problems for some people. There are different types and causes of low blood pressure. Severe hypotension can be caused by sudden loss of blood (shock), severe infection, heart attack, or severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).
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Oct. 19 -- SATURDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People face a higher risk of stroke after surgery if they have low blood pressure during their operation, a new report shows.
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Low blood pressure has many different causes including: Emotional stress, fear, insecurity or pain (the most common causes of fainting) Dehydration, which reduces blood volume. The body's reaction to heat, which is to shunt blood into the vessels of the skin, leading to dehydration.
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Lack of nutrients in your diet. A lack of the vitamin B-12, folate and iron can keep your body from producing enough red blood cells (anemia), causing low blood pressure.
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Dehydration, hunger*, low body weight and deconditioning (being chronically out of shape/unfit) can reduce blood pressure. Different types of low blood pressure? problems when they are standing, and occasionally with prolonged sitting*. This is the result of the brain being above the level of the heart.
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(Hypotension) Very low blood pressure can cause damage to organs, a process called shock. Various drugs and disorders can affect the body's system for maintaining blood pressure. When blood pressure is too low, the brain malfunctions, and fainting may occur.
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Low blood pressure - or hypotension- occurs when the force at which the heart pumps blood through the arteries falls. Hypotension can present with various symptoms: from nausea, dizziness to heart palpitations.