A good doctor will provide a small device that will routinely check a patient's blood pressure over 24h. If the systolic BP is above 140 for a certain number of times, then they'll discuss it in greater detail and likely give the patient medication. Drake is right that single data points aren't useful and that they need to be measured over time. Nonetheless, extremely high blood pressure under times of physical activity mean there is a chance for high blood pressure at rest.

Considering the fact that 2/3 of the population of the US is overweight or obese and that cardiovascular disease is comparable with cancer in causes of deaths, its not a stretch to investigate findings of high blood pressure at rest. The modern lifestyle makes it so people now have diseases in their 20s (or younger) that people used to have in their 40s and 50s.

Snorkle

United States1648 Posts

September 18 2011 20:43 GMT

#43

If you are in an intense game you can usually feel something... its called adrenaline. OFC your bp is gonna go up because you are getting a shot of adrenaline. It is a perfectly normal response. Nothing wrong with you, or playing starcraft.

edit: One of the main reasons I play starcraft is for the adrenaline rush. It feels the void left from no longer playing competitive high school sports where I played football and football(soccer) and could literally feel an adrenaline high for 2+ hours during the games. Recreational leagues just don't provide the same rush... but starcraft does. I still enjoy playing rec leagues, but I need my adrenaline high!

cristo1122

Australia505 Posts

September 18 2011 20:46 GMT

#44

did this as a subject for my paper where we tested a range of individuals using a game and then took their bloood pressure throughout with proper control, there is no major change however what we did observe was tht when individuals where looking at the monitor they had elevated bloodpressure another point is that the heart rate monitor that u are using is probly different from the one that ur doctor uses, good doctors take it manually with a stethascope while thhe digital ones use forumlas taht have variable degrees of effectiveness.

also relative to ur height and weight ur blood pressur eis variable.

having done a study oin this i would ask people to stop making comments that make my eyes bleed with their lack of accuracy.

Medrea

10003 Posts

September 18 2011 20:47 GMT

#45

If you are young high blood pressure is a good thing when you are being active. Gaming counts as active.

cristo1122

Australia505 Posts

September 18 2011 20:50 GMT

#46

On September 19 2011 05:47 Medrea wrote:
If you are young high blood pressure is a good thing when you are being active. Gaming counts as active.

n o it dosent it i sa passive sedatary activity (in the physical sense) thus u shouldn't see massive CHANGE in ur blood pressure. there is a lot of misunderstanding about blood pressure and wat it means (i.e. wat does my personal blood pressure indicate about my health)

Motat

315 Posts

September 18 2011 20:51 GMT

#47

Why are you guys just saying esports is having this problem, any sport causes this.

alepov

Netherlands1132 Posts

September 18 2011 20:53 GMT

#48

Good excuse not to do cardio anymore, I ladder!

Abstinence

United States328 Posts

September 18 2011 20:57 GMT

#49

On September 18 2011 23:40 RajaF wrote:
You know what else raises your BP to those levels? Sex. Guess we should go see a doctor after that too huh :p

My point is, obviously your BP will go up given the ridiculous ammounts of adrenaline that any regular SC2 match involves.

You are right about high BP exacerbating an already existing problem, but if SC2 is the reason you found out about your heart issue, then you have bigger problems with sedentarism of the highest degree.

SC2=Sex

FlamingTurd

United States1059 Posts

September 18 2011 21:08 GMT

#50

All the Europeans saying it doesn't matter if your BP gets high, unless you're in the USA etc need to do a little research themselves before instantly trolling. I'm a cardiovascular tech now currently in nursing school and have seen it all.

If you do a couple minutes of research you can see that not only is heart disease just as important to be careful of in Europe, it is the top 2 reasons people die in that part of the world.

In Europe every year over 1 in 5 people die every year from Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and about 1 in 8 die from stroke and is increasing percentage wise every year.

As said before 120/80 is normal and when it goes up drastically in a short period of time it can be very dangerous to your cardiovascular system. Although... personally, I think SC2 is worth the risk!

Kamma

Denmark111 Posts

September 18 2011 21:18 GMT

#51

Personally, I'm not worried about this at all, I've played competitive video games(not on a competitive level though) since I was like 10 and have felt my heart pounding really hard a billion times when playing a close game of Counter Strike or an exciting arena game in World of Warcraft and that has not been a problem for me at all. Also, I hate losing and have raged twice as much and that hasn't been a problem either. And for the record, I don't exactly live a healthy lifestyle, I'm not overweight or anything though.

FlamingTurd

United States1059 Posts

September 18 2011 21:26 GMT

#52

Yeah, younger people's bodies can adjust for it and remain healthy generally.

red_hq

Canada450 Posts

September 18 2011 21:30 GMT

#53

Try doing that with other activities too. Go for a run and when you're about to get back home start sprinting and then measure your BP right after. It should be about the same. Same with right after sex, or any other intense activity that gets your heart rate going. You shouldn't worry about temporary high blood pressure so long as your resting BP is normal.

Sega92

United States467 Posts

September 18 2011 21:37 GMT

#54

maybe peopl eneed to lighten up and realize that losses only help us learn and should only be used for that reason and not stress so much they kill themselves (just an idea)

GoStyle

United Kingdom95 Posts

September 18 2011 21:39 GMT

#55

On September 18 2011 23:39 whiteLotus wrote:
hmm 189 is considered high? since i was 12 i always had 190-195, i played football, was lifting weights with that and i didnt feel bad or anything strange..

if ur Blood pressure is over 150/100 u should not be training, u should be seeing ur GP/doc and getting some diuretics or some other meds to bring it down before training...

**EDIT**

High blood pressure is never considered a good thing even when you're young (i duno who said it). It rapes your arteries and puts your heart under unnecessary strain which can lead to things like stroke/arteriosclerosis etc etc

Slaytilost

Netherlands968 Posts

September 18 2011 22:27 GMT

#56

To the OP: A screenshot irl is usually referred as a photo

IcedBacon

Canada906 Posts

September 18 2011 22:32 GMT

#57

On September 19 2011 00:03 clayn wrote:
esports killing people, lolz

It had enough of everyone ruining E-sports and now it's time for retaliation.

kirdie

Germany221 Posts

September 18 2011 22:56 GMT

#58

@OP: Do you play zerg by chance? I would like to see if a race switch results in lower pressure :-)

RedDragon571

United States633 Posts

September 18 2011 22:59 GMT

#59

If your blood pressure spikes that high, maybe you should scout more. Btw Blood pressure is going to be related to your overall health more than anything, stop eating crap and processed foods.

Ponyo

United States1231 Posts

September 18 2011 23:00 GMT

#60

Smile when you get cheesed and gg lol. If you ever get in that rage mode then you need to walk away and play some fps or jump around like a bunny or lift weights.