systolic
Speech parts
1. systolic - Noun
2. systolic - Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting; esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic murmur.
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An example of normal measured values for a resting, healthy adult human is 120 mm Hg systolic and 80 mm Hg diastolic (written as 120/80 mm Hg, and spoken as "one-twenty over eighty").
A variety of analysis algorithms can be employed in order to estimate the systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure.
After repeated oral dosages of 100 mg twice daily, a significant reduction in exercise systolic blood pressure was evident at 12 hours.
For each heartbeat, blood pressure varies between systolic and diastolic pressures.
Some equipment uses computer-aided analysis of the instantaneous arterial pressure waveform to determine the systolic, mean, and diastolic points.
In the elderly, systolic blood pressure tends to be above the normal adult range, ".