systolic

How To Use systolic In A Sentence

• adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure
• The peak velocity of the tricuspid regurgitant envelope was 4.0 m/s, suggesting a peak pulmonary artery systolic pressure of approximately 75 mm Hg.
• Echocardiography is an important tool in the diagnosis of acute and massive pulmonary embolism, in which tricuspid valve regurgitation and an increase in right ventricular end-diastolic diameter and systolic pressure may be present.
• Objective To find a simple and noninvasive method for estimating pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) in patients underwent percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV).
• It rises to a peak, called the systolic pressure, at the height of the contraction of each heartbeat as the heart pumps blood out.
• Systolic pressure is the amount of pressure when the heart pumps blood into the arteries.
• Examiners compared observed systolic pressure between inspiration and expiration, and subtracted the two values.
• Patients usually present to their general practitioner but a definitive diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction can only be achieved by cardiac imaging.
• The researchers estimated that about 29 percent of adults — or 65 million people — have high blood pressure, defined as a systolic blood pressure (top number) of 140 mm Hg or more, or a diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) of 90 mm Hg or more, written as 140/90. Blood pressure control improving, but millions still at risk
• A 74-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease was found in asystolic arrest and was brought to the emergency department at this hospital.