rruff wrote:
While we are on this topic... what the hell *does* cause high blood pressure? Seems obvious that it's resistance (somewhere) in the blood flow path. When I look it up or ask the doctor all I get is a bunch of "contributors" that don't apply to me. 140/90 is pretty average before exercise, but after exercise it drops to <120/75 for a few hours. Thanks!genetics>external factors on your body (diet-esp salt, smoking, inactivity, stress, unknown other medical stuff going on-ie obstructive sleep apnea, adrenal/thyroid disorders, renovascular disease etc...)
I have lots of severely hypertensive patients who are thin/fit/active/don't smoke and picked their parents poorly and have big BP's and big risk without meds
*that said, I'm not sure what the poll is trying to ask or get at...as taking a statin will not affect your BP (unless you are on a combo med w an antihypertensive med in it along with the statin like caduet=amlodipine and atorvastatin)
I do know that HTN and hyperlipidemia are two important risk factors for ischemic CAD and are used in the 10 yr risk calculator.
http://www.cvriskcalculator.com/
For the record, I am neither on statin nor on BP meds and have low/nl BP but do have a moderately elevated LDL (*damn genetics!) and a marginally elevated risk but I am comfortable not being on meds after lengthy discussions with my own doctor.