Blood pressure is measured in two numbers: systolic and diastolic. The top number is the systolic blood pressure, which measures the pressure caused by the heart contracting and squeezing out blood.

So the graphs on this page show the upper half of the blood pressure range found in children. Normal BP is defined as systolic and diastolic blood pressures that are below the 90th percentile. The ...

High systolic blood pressure, also known as systolic hypertension, happens when the top number in your blood pressure reading ...

Elevated systolic blood pressure is even more associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than diastolic blood pressure. Treatment of systolic hypertension in the elderly should be ...

government officials issued revised blood pressure guidelines that included a new category: prehypertension. Anyone with a systolic (top number) reading of 120 or over, or a diastolic (bottom ...

Traditionally, doctors have paid attention to two types of blood pressure readings: systolic pressure, measured when the ...

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A study links fluctuating blood pressure to cognitive decline in Black older adults, equating to nearly three years of ...

So the graphs on this page show the upper half of the blood pressure range found in children. Normal BP is defined as systolic and diastolic blood pressures that are below the 90th percentile. The ...