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To: editor-surveyor
You can have a flushed face if your blood pressure is too high, but flushing is not caused by high blood pressure.

Also, one common face color in people in cardiac arrest is purple or blue-purple. I suppose it could look red under certain lighting conditions.

55 posted on 03/27/2015 8:19:08 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: fatnotlazy

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>> “You can have a flushed face if your blood pressure is too high” <<

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That is a myth.

The sole cause of elevation of blood pressure is the constriction of blood vessels, preventing the flow of blood to the extremities of the system.

This can be simply from water retention, or from many other causes.

A flush indicates dilation, which is the opposite.
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59 posted on 03/28/2015 10:48:12 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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