Blood pressure readings have two numbers: systolic and diastolic. The systolic number is the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats, while the diastolic indicates the pressure between beats when your heart relaxes.
Is blood pressure higher during systole or diastole? Blood pressure is higher during systole when the heart squeezes and pushes blood into the arteries. How do you know if it’s systole or diastole?
As the cuff deflates, the first sound you hear through the stethoscope is the systolic blood pressure, the top number in the reading. The sound continues until it stops. This marks the diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number in the reading.
What are ideal blood pressure systole and diastole numbers?
According to the American Heart Association, an ideal and healthy blood pressure means a systolic pressure of less than 120 and diastolic pressure of less than 80.
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