What is the name for the ""top"" number in blood pressure? is this the pressure when the heart is contracting or relaxing?.

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Amit Prajapati · Answer 1 · 2023-01-06T13:40:01+0000

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Systolic Pressure

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Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure. The top number, or systolic pressure, refers to the pressure inside the artery when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the body.

What is the name for the ""top"" number in blood pressure? is this the pressure when the heart is contracting or relaxing?.

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