I am 69 and ever since I was young I had elevated diastolic blood pressure. At 26 I had a reading of 130/90. My highest ever in my late 40's was 180/120. I am on 5 mg ramipril daily and I exercise a lot but today I had a reading of 117/85. What could cause this and is it dangerous?

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