Sentences with phrase «systolic pressure below»

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When the cuff pressure increases to above systolic blood pressure these pulses disappear, and when the cuff pressure decreases to below systolic blood pressure they reappear.

Systolic blood pressure measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats (i.e., when the heart muscle contracts), and it should be below 140 millimetres of mercury.

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.

Another report recommends older patients seek to achieve a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 150 mm Hg and no longer try to reach a level below 140 mm Hg.

«Doctors should continue to support healthy choices with regard to diet and physical activity regardless of whether a patient's systolic blood pressure is above or below 130 mmHg,» said Bond University co-author, Professor Jenny Doust.

Two studies provide additional support for lowering systolic blood pressure to an intensive goal of 120 mmHg — far below the standard guidelines of...

The systolic pressure, which is the first number shown, the 120 in the chart below, is the pressure reading as the heart pumps blood out from the ventricle into the veins.

Healthy or normal blood pressure is below 120/80 — 120 being the systolic level and 80 being the diastolic level.

Using antihypertensives to lower systolic blood pressure below a 120 mm Hg does nothing to lower a diabetic's risk of heart complications