During waves of grief, blood pressure increases, with the largest elevation seen in individuals experiencing the most intense grief.

“And, what we saw was, everybody's blood pressure goes up during a wave of grief.”

“what we saw was, everybody's blood pressure goes up during a wave of grief. That's probably not too surprising. But what we saw was, the people who when they walked in the door told us, they were having the most intense grief, their blood pressure went up the most.”