A friend male 75yrs old withopen heart surgery, done aprox.7yrs ago went to Banos Ecuador, after a few day started vomiting,and very bad dizzines episodes,finally as taken to a local hospital,seems he had a mild stroke he has slurr speach, and willneed pisical therapy on his right side of hisbody my ???IS COULD THE HIGH ALTITUDE CAUSE A RISE OF BLOOD PRESURE. ITS ABOUT 6500FT. I BELIEVE IN THIS AREA. AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.
Hello, the high altitude may indeed cause a higher blood pressure (depending on the altitude of course but a mean increase of 10mmHg is expected for systolic and diastolic pressure) but the stroke is enough to justify the blood pressure elevation. Actually a stroke may increase the blood pressure much more than a high altitude. I hope I've helped! You can contact me again, if you'd like any clarification or further information. Kind Regards!