“Is my high blood pressure the reason behind my increased heart rate?”

There may be several reasons. The high blood pressure by itself is not causing a higher heart rate. You may be over weight, poorly conditioned or just have a high adrenergic drive (higher levels of adrenaline). Your thyroid may be slightly over active. This is a simple issue to determine by a careful medical history and exam.

Not necessarily. Whatever is causing your heart rate to increase is also probably increasing your blood pressure. Stress, over-the-counter cold medications, Tylenol PM, ginseng, other endocrine problems, etc. Please see your doctor.
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Sheila Kar, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.
Attending Cardiologist & Past-Clinical Chief
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Med. Ctr.
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David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
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Probably not. Most likely high blood pressure and heart rate are caused by the same thing. See your doctor.