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What do blood pressure numbers and readings mean?

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What do blood pressure numbers and readings mean?

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There are two numbers to a blood pressure reading. The top number is known as the systolic blood pressure. This refers to how hard the blood is hitting against the artery wall while the heart is contracting. The bottom number, called the diastolic blood pressure, measures how hard the blood is hitting against the artery wall while the heart is relaxing between the beats. Both numbers are important and can be elevated.

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