Is it possible for an athlete to have hypertension? -

Yes it is 100% possible for an quot;athletequot;, child, teenager, adult of any gender and have hypertension. You don t state your age, normal B/P should be around 120/70 High normal blood pressure 130-139 to 85-89 Stage 1 (mild) hypertension 140-159 to 90/99 Stage 2 (moderate) hypertension 160-179 100-109 Stage 3 (Severe) hypertension 180-209 110-119 Stage 4 (Very Severe) hypertension 210 or higher 120 or higher For your information the lower numbers to the right is your quot;Diastolic Blood Pressure. This is the beats I would hear when I release the pressure from the cuff. The higher numbers to the left is your Systolic Blood Pressure, the beats I hear when I increase pressure around the cuff. The diastolic reading is the really bad one and can give you a stroke, because you have the pressure in your vains even though the pressure is release in the cuff. High Blood Pressure is a silent killer. You don t say what kind of athlete you are. I can assume that you lift weights. Excessive muscles can put alot of pressure on your vains an arteries and cause hypertension. Myself any patient that I see and their Diastolic Blood Pressure is over say 90, I will put them on a calcium blocker an diuretic. My professional opinion that if your B/P, is 140/90 and you let the 90 go up it becomes alot more difficult to get it back down and you can have a stroke. So I prefer to treat any quot;diastolicquot;, reading that is at 90 or above. There is really no excuse in the world to have a major stroke with all the High Blood Pressure, medications out there in the market. Please see your doctor if you diastolic or your systolic reading is above the table I have given you at the top. Another word of advise, some hypertension medications have alot more side effects. So if your are put on a medication or medications, make sure that you go back and see your doctor ASAP, if you are having side effects. (Example, there are alot of side effects with quot;Beta Blockersquot;). I prefer Calcium Blockers as they are new on the market and have little or no side effects. Take good care of your health and don t have a stroke. Clinical Psychiatrist, France

Unfortunately yes.

yes, anyone can have it, good luck

even though ur an athlete and are probably healthy, unfortunately yes it is possible. it can hit any one at any age.

Simple answer.. yes