Heart Health
Ask the doctor: Is it okay to travel to a high altitude with high blood pressure?
Q. Some friends invited me to accompany them to Rocky Mountain National Park. I would love to go, but I have high blood pressure and worry that high altitudes are dangerous for people with  high blood pressure. Is that the case?
A. If you have high blood pressure but are otherwise healthy, your blood pressure is under control, and you take some precautions, a trip to the Rocky Mountains should be fine.
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