Blood pressure 236/51 on stress test

[poosygirl]

Today I had a ECG stress test on a treadmill and after only two and a half minutes my BP went from 140/67 to 236/51. Has anyone heard of it being so high and with such a difference in systolic over diastolic? The diastolic actually dropped while still exercising. I am told to get an echocardiagram stress test now to determine if it is extreme hypertension rather than CAD. Has anyone else had this? Could it be chiari related. I am thinking my problems are heart related rather than chiari related now, but lucky me, it could be both I suppose.

[selmaS]

  I am not familiar with the med issue but can kinda understand it......but I do know just from my own experience on how Chiari can affect so many seemingly unrelated issues....but then post op seem to have gone away????

[selmaS]

  Hi I did reply to this on the other thread.....keep in mind Chiari can affect how everything in our body works...all electric impulses are directed thru the spinal cord and brain stem which is being affected by Chiari.....so hang in there, try to relax and wait for more testing to be done....see the other thread for my other thoughts.

[poosygirl]

That is definitely something to keep in mind Selma. My compressed brain stem could be causing hypertension. Gosh, I wonder what it will be like trying to get a cardiologist to believe that. Can't imagine how they would treat it without decompression surgery. From what I understand people who have Isolated Systolic Hypertension cannot take BP lowering medication because of the low diastolic.