Sentences with phrase «not systolic»

A higher level of diastolic but not systolic BP was reported in children with obstructive sleep apnea compared with primary snorers.21 The Tucson's Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea Study found that elevations in systolic and diastolic BPs were independently associated with sleep efficiency, respiratory disturbance index (a measure of sleep apnea), and obesity in 230 children 6 to 11 years of age.22 To the best of our knowledge, no studies have examined the association between insufficient sleep and BP in adolescents free of sleep apnea.

The other two appear to be fairly simple, but since most of my BPs are like the first example, is it true that you go by the Diastolic and not the Systolic?

Bottom Line: Reducing sugar intake significantly improved diastolic blood pressure, but not systolic blood pressure.

Not exact matches

Some people would advocate for checking another Doppler called the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity, I don't think that's quite reached the standard of care across the country yet so I don't think that if you're not having those done, that's a failing.

«What we're observing from the combined dietary intervention is a reduction in systolic blood pressure as high as, if not greater than, that achieved with prescription drugs,» says senior study author Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The researchers caution that the study did not address effects in people with systolic blood pressure of 160 or greater or in persons with prior cardiovascular disease or medication treated diabetes.

At 67, I may merit a pass for my blood pressure since it usually trends upward with age, yet hunter - gathers my age aren't ever hypertensive (systolic 140 or greater).

The systolic blood pressure (top number) of the female offspring rats were about 10 mm Hg to 13 mm Hg lower compared to the offspring of pregnant rats not given PETN.

The ICD Registry identifies an opportunity for the use of medical therapy for patients with prior myocardial infarction or left ventricular systolic dysfunction; nearly 25 percent of ICD patients did not receive optimal medical therapy with ACE inhibitors and / or beta blockers at discharge.

Diastolic heart failure patients have not been as well studied as patients with systolic heart failure.

Although both study groups showed a statistically significant decrease at six months compared with baseline -LRB--14.1 mmHg for renal denervation compared to -11.7 mmHg for the sham treatment control), the difference of -2.29 mmHg in office systolic blood pressure between the two arms was not significant.

In a study published in the June 16 online edition of JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that lowering systolic blood pressure below 120 does not appear to provide additional benefit for patients.

In a study that included overweight and obese participants, those with diets with low glycemic index of dietary carbohydrate did not have improvements in insulin sensitivity, lipid levels, or systolic blood pressure, according to a study in the December 17 issue of JAMA.

Still, the kids» blood pressure changes were not huge: The overweight children who ate the most sodium — an average of about 4.6 grams per day — had an average systolic blood pressure (the top number in the blood pressure ratio) of 112.8 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), whereas those who consumed the least — an average of 2.3 grams of sodium — had an average systolic pressure of 109 mmHg.

MP increased heart rate (F = 98, P = 0.0001) and systolic (F = 153, P = 0.0001) and diastolic (F = 65, P = 0.0001) blood pressure in both groups, and MP's effects differed between groups for heart rate (interaction effect; F = 4.6, P = 0.04) and diastolic blood pressure (interaction effect: F = 4.0, P = 0.05), but not for systolic blood pressure (Fig. 1B).

They focused on four outcome measures: each patient's latest systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels, whether their blood pressure was under control, and dose escalation for patients whose pressures were not adequately controlled.

In Cohort 2, the third dose was not given to 5 children due to: hepatitis B infection in one child, hepatitis A infections in 3 children and a new asymptomatic systolic heart murmur in another child, further assessments of whom uncovered no evidence of cardiac disease.

Apolipoprotein L1 gene variants associate with prevalent kidney but not prevalent cardiovascular disease in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.

To explore the possibility that frailty (which is associated with both low cholesterol and death28 29) could confound these results, we did a sensitivity analysis adjusting our Cox models (table 4 ⇑) for two known markers of frailty (changes in body weight and changes in systolic blood pressure).28 29 30 These adjustments did not materially change the effect estimates, which remained significant in both groups.

Adults with high blood pressure who took hour - long naps every day saw their systolic blood pressure drop an average of 5 % over the course of the day in a 2015 study, compared to those who didn't rest.

In a 2014 review of previous studies, people who consumed probiotics — healthy bacteria found in yogurt and other fermented foods — saw their systolic blood pressure reduced an average of 3.6 points, and their diastolic reduced 2.4 points, compared to those who didn't.

Imagine what beet juice can do for you if you drink it every day — oh wait, you don't have to imagine it, because studies have already found that this practice can lower systolic blood pressure by an average of 5 points.

Another 2011 study confirmed this observation; not only was lower sodium excretion associated with higher CVD mortality, but baseline sodium excretion did not predict the incidence of hypertension, and any associations between systolic pressure and sodium excretion did not translate into less morbidity or improved survival.

If you have been keeping abreast of the news lately, you might have come across a news story that highlighted a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), which found that salt consumption wasn't associated with an increase in systolic blood pressure in either men or women, after controlling for factors like age (1).

In one study performed on hypertensive rats, rats given an acetic acid solution in addition to a standard diet for 6 weeks showed a 15 - 25 % reduction in systolic blood pressure as compared to rats not given the acetic acid solution.

One study showed that DHA supplementation lowered systolic blood pressure, while EPA did not.

Generally the systolic is not over 100 and diastolic is stable.

Tyrosine reduced systolic blood pressure by 2.4 mm Hg, but not diastolic.

According to a study published in Hypertension, 50 patients with resistant hypertension (defined as high blood pressure that doesn't respond to taking three or more types of medication designed to lower blood pressure) who walked on a treadmill at a 3 percent grade three times a week for eight weeks were able to lower their systolic blood pressure (the number on the top of a blood - pressure reading) by 6 mm Hg (a measure of pressure).

But the powerful health benefits of red wine don't stop there... Another exciting part of this study is that the red wine drinkers also decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and CRP (C - reactive protein).

We found that higher intakes of amino acids from vegetable sources, but not animal sources, were associated with lower systolic blood pressure, MAP, and AI.

According to one meta - analysis cited in the review, higher sugar intake significantly increased systolic blood pressure (6.9 mm Hg, or 7.6 mm Hg when industry - financed studies were excluded) and diastolic blood pressure (5.6 mm Hg, or 6.1 mm Hg when industry studies weren't considered) when compared to diets with lower sugar consumption.

Veterinarians rely on only your pet's systolic blood pressure (the higher number)-- machines in common use today in pets can not accurately determine the lower number.

It is not possible to measure diastolic pressure in a pet without actually placing a catheter inside an artery so we make do with just a systolic measurement.

Systolic blood pressure was not affected by (over) weight, age, and gender.

Mitral systolic heart murmur is not a definitive diagnosis for MMVD in CKCS [13, 14].

[25] Wind turbine noise ``... annoyance was found to be statistically related to several self - reporting health effects including, but not limited to, blood pressure, migraines, tinnitus, dizziness, scores on the PSQI, and perceived stress» as well as related to «measured hair cortisol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure.»

For example, a 62 - year - old man whose systolic blood pressure (the top number) is 125, doesn't smoke, and does not have diabetes or other cardiovascular problems, would have a 4 percent risk of stroke over the following decade; if the same man had a systolic blood pressure of 160 (140 and above is too high) and wasn't receiving treatment for high blood pressure, his risk of stroke within the next 10 years would be 15 percent.

Forty - five African American adolescents (ages 15 — 18 years) with high normal systolic blood pressure were randomly assigned to either Transcendental Meditation (n = 25) or health education control (n = 20) groups.