Systole WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Systole
Systole is the period of time in which the left ventricle of the heart is contracting.1 The systolic pressure is the maximum pressure during the contraction of the left ventricle.1 In a blood pressure reading, it is the top number.1
Fast Facts:
- A normal systole reading is about 120 millimeters of mercury.2
- A systolic murmur is a heart murmur heard during the systole.1
- Is pronounced sis-toe-lee.1
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: SYSTOLIC, Cistole, SISTOELEE, CISTOLEE, CYSTOLE, Systolic Pressure
- Last update: May 15, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
