@njx58,
I asked him why I wasn't dead. I don't even have high blood pressure. He said my blood vessels weren't working the way they usually do. He may have looked at the wrong chart or may have been scaring me into taking meds. It could have been too many House episodes. I was scheduled with him, but spent the time with his fellow--who isn't going into cardiology.
If it were all in one vessel maybe it would be occluded. It made me laugh, but it could really scare someone. That was our first appointment and his opening statement.
You know graveside manner.
I do appreciate your reassurance.