Patient's question:
I have high blood pressure and have been taking medication for it. I often work overtime because I am training outside. Since I can't help it, I heard that high blood pressure can easily lead to another hemorrhagic stroke, and I shouldn't work overtime frequently. How high does blood pressure need to be to pose a risk of a hemorrhagic stroke?Doctor's answer:
The higher the blood pressure, the greater the risk of a recurrent hemorrhagic stroke. However, it doesn't mean that a recurrence of cerebral hemorrhage will never happen just because the blood pressure is low. Because long-term hypertension can lead to arteriosclerosis, and after arteriosclerosis occurs again, vessel deformation can reappear, and aneurysms may also develop in certain areas. When an aneurysm becomes increasingly thin, it is more likely to cause a hemorrhagic stroke. Therefore, there is a risk of recurrence of cerebral hemorrhage regardless of whether the blood pressure is high or low. It is also important to actively control blood pressure in daily life to prevent the recurrence of this condition.