Diastolic pressure refers to the lower number recorded when measuring blood pressure. It represents the pressure on the arteries when the heart is at rest between beats. It is important to monitor
diastolic pressure as it indicates how well the heart is relaxing and refilling with blood.
Full definition
In one study, individuals having high blood pressure and supplementing their diets with flaxseed experienced a reduction in systolic blood pressure of 10 mmHg, and a reduction
in diastolic pressure of 7 mmHg.
found that
cutting diastolic pressure (the bottom number) to less than 70 doubled the risk of dying from heart attack, stroke, or other causes.
A British analysis of 22 studies, published in February 2012 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that taking at least 370 mg of magnesium per day reduced systolic blood pressure by 3 - 4 points and
diastolic pressure by 2 - 3 points in 1,173 study subjects.
If you have had normal blood pressure before your pregnancy but had developed high blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy (systolic pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg and
diastolic pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg)
Pressure levels higher than 160 - 180 mmHG for systolic blood pressure or
diastolic pressure greater than 100 mmHg could be cause for concern.
When effusion accumulates quickly or intrapericardial pressure rises quickly, intrapericardial pressure surpasses the
normal diastolic pressure in the right ventricle and cardiac tamponade occurs.2 Pericardial effusions of large volumes can also compress the lungs and trachea, causing respiratory difficulties and coughing.
A study of more than 22,000 people with coronary artery disease found that
cutting diastolic pressure (the bottom number) to less than 70 doubled the risk of dying from heart attack, stroke, or other causes.
Vegetarian diets were associated, on average, with a 6.9 - point drop in systolic blood pressure and a 4.7 - point drop
in diastolic pressure.
The lower number is
your diastolic pressure: the pressure of your blood when your heart is resting between beats.
You are considered to have milder form of chronic hypertension if your systolic pressure is up to 179 mm Hg and
your diastolic pressure is 109 mm Hg.
However, if your systolic pressure is ≥ 180 mm Hg and
diastolic pressure is ≥ 110 mm Hg you are suffering from a severe form of chronic hypertension.
Post hoc t tests revealed that MP - induced increases in heart rate and
diastolic pressure were significantly stronger (P < 0.05) in controls than in marijuana abusers.
Prehypertension is a systolic pressure (the top number) between 120 - 139 mm Hg or
a diastolic pressure (the bottom number) between 80 - 89 mm Hg, or both.
He will use a special device to measure systolic and
diastolic pressures.
The plan, which is heavy on fruits and vegetables but low in fat and sodium, can reduce systolic blood pressure (the upper number) by about 12 points and
diastolic pressure (the lower number) by about six points.
High blood pressure is defined as a systolic pressure of 130 or above, or
a diastolic pressure of 80 or above.
As shown in the blue section of the chart, blood pressure ranges are typically shown with the systolic number before or above
the diastolic pressure, e.g. 120/80 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury).
The first or blue section of the blood pressure chart explains the systolic and
the diastolic pressure, the two pressures used for expressing blood pressure ranges.
There are always two pressures expressed in blood pressure ranges, the systolic and
the diastolic pressure.
The first number (systolic pressure) is the pressure inside arteries when the heart is contracting; the second (
diastolic pressure) measures the pressure when the heart is relaxed.
The diastolic pressure is the resting pressure, between heartbeats as the pressure goes down ahead of the next heart pumping action.
The diastolic pressure, 80 as illustrated in the blood pressure chart, is the resting pressure, which is between beats when the pressure decreases before the next heart pumping action.
In this same study,
the diastolic pressure (DBP) was reduced by 7 mmHg.
The female group, however, respond positively to the camu camu extract only in four of the ten participants, with lower blood pressure rates in general, as well as discrepancies between systolic and
diastolic pressure.
On the other hand, a general decrease in systolic and
diastolic pressure was notable among the participants who were given the camu camu extract, particularly in the male group, where a reduction was registered in eight of the ten individuals, with few discrepancies between systolic and diastolic pressure.
And the lower number,
diastolic pressure, measures the pressure between beats when the heart is resting.
But they were not linked to
diastolic pressure or the risk of developing hypertension, according to Jan Staessen, MD, PhD, of the University of Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, and colleagues.
When researchers analyzed the data, they noticed the bacteria takers had a 3.6 millimeter reduction in systolic pressure and a 2.4 millimeter reduction in
diastolic pressure.
That is, two values are taken into account, the higher one being the blood pressure in the arteries that is recorded when the heart beats (systolic pressure), the lower value when the heart rests between beats (
diastolic pressure).
There were signi?cant correlations between body condition score and systolic pressure (r 0.227, P = 0.012),
diastolic pressure (r 0.494, P < 0.001), and mean arterial pressure (r 0.461, P < 0.001)(Figure 5)(Montoya et al. 2006).