“Blood pressure is the pressure that your arteries ... heart is more often relaxing than contracting. It’s called the mean arterial pressure (MAP).” The American Heart Association (AHA ...

Systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures (MAP) are the 3 BP values typically reported; to interpret a BP reading, all 3 must be evaluated. Systolic and diastolic BP are the pressures at ...

Among patients with suspected or confirmed glaucoma, higher average blood pressure and greater variability in blood pressure ...

Find out what the top and the bottom blood pressure numbers mean, and make sure your numbers are on target. Nearly one-third of people with high blood pressure don't know it. That’s because it ...

Greater blood pressure variability combined with ... with accelerated annual mean deviation changes in both mean and diastolic arterial pressure. These findings support the link between both ...

This paper reviews arterial pressure waveforms and contrasts the differences in waveforms imposed by intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. It explores questions regarding blood pressure ...

This is an important study providing convincing evidence that increased blood pressure variability impairs myogenic tone and diminishes baroreceptor reflex. The study also provides evidence that blood ...