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Male Over 60
Interview 20  

Interview 20

Age at Interview: 72
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 68
Background:

Brief outline:Discovered after angioplasty.


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Comments how difficult it is to know the causes of blood pressure but he tries not to get stressed.

 



I don't think anybody can turn round and say 'This is a definite thing that causes blood pressure'. I don't think you can, there are just many, many things that contribute to it. High blood pressure again is a part of getting old - a person of 70 is going to have a higher blood pressure than a young man of 20, it's only natural. And if you're running at an acceptable 170 odd at 70 and a little bit of stress upsets you, it's going to rise up to the point where the doctors say 'We're going to have to have a look'. 

I think the main thing is don't get stressed out, if you're not stressed out your blood pressure is not going to do too high. I believe if I worry I'm going to die. Worry is going to cause me stress, stress is going to cause me to have a heart attack or something like that. I don't believe in worrying. I'd probably think to myself that one day I'm suddenly going to wake up and I'm not there. If I go in my sleep what a nice way to go. What would worry me and it would tear me to pieces is my wife died of cancer and I saw her for month after month after month go down to about 3 or 4 stone.
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