What is systolic blood pressure vs diastolic?

Blood pressure readings are given in two numbers. The top number is the maximum pressure your heart exerts while beating (systolic pressure). The bottom number is the amount of pressure in your arteries between beats (diastolic pressure).

How do you interpret systolic and diastolic blood pressure?

In a blood pressure reading, the systolic number always comes first, and then the diastolic number. For example, your numbers may be “120 over 80” or written as 120/80.

What is systolic blood pressure medical definition?

Blood pressure is taken using two measurements: systolic (measured when the heart beats, when blood pressure is at its highest) and diastolic (measured between heart beats, when blood pressure is at its lowest).

Which is more dangerous systolic or diastolic?

In a blood pressure reading, systolic pressure is the top number and diastolic pressure is the bottom number. People with higher systolic blood pressure had a greater risk of bleeding strokes and stable angina (chest pain), while those with higher diastolic blood pressure were more likely to be diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

What does a high systolic and a normal diastolic mean?

The systolic pressure is the one when the heart is actively pumping blood though the artery. The diastolic pressure is the one when the heart rests ( briefly) between active pumping. A high systolic pressure with normal diastolic pressure means that the hreart is having to work harder than normal to push the blood through the arteries.

How do you calculate systolic pressure?

You can calculate systolic pressure with the modified Bernoulli equation: P = 4 * v^2. This is usually used with echo to estimate RVSP (right ventricular systolic pressure), but I suppose it could be used to estimate systemic pressure. You would have to add the result to the LAP (left atrial pressure),…

What causes elevated systolic?

Common Causes: Increased systolic blood pressure. Some of the possible common medical causes of Increased systolic blood pressure may include: Heredity. Idiopathic. Sex-male. Obesity. Excessive caffeine intake.