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 hemorrhage won't recur just because the blood pressure is low. Because long-term hypertension can lead to arteriosclerosis, and after arteriosclerosis occurs, vessel deformation may reappear, and aneurysms may also develop in some areas. When an aneurysm becomes increasingly thin, it is more prone to cause a hemorrhagic stroke. Therefore, there is a risk of recurrent 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.