Systolic Blood Pressure WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Systolic Blood Pressure
Systolic blood pressure is the measure of the pressure exerted by the force of blood flowing through the arteries as the heart beats. In a blood pressure reading, the systolic pressure is the number at the top of the reading. Hypertension may be diagnosed if the systolic blood pressure reading is above 140.1
Fast Facts:
- Systolic pressure is higher than diastolic pressure because more force is necessary to carry the blood to all areas of the body.2
- Hypotension may be diagnosed if the systolic reading is below 90.2
- When a patient has a high systolic reading, but a low diastolic reading, the patient is sometimes diagnosed as having isolated systolic hypertension.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ National Institute of Health: What is Systolic Blood Pressure?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 eMedTV: Systolic Blood Pressure
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: What is Systolic Blood Pressure, Top Reading in Blood Pressure, Top Blood Pressure Number
- Last update: Jun. 30, 2009
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