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ABOUT "BLOOD PRESSURE"
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What is blood pressure?
circulates blood throughout your body. Blood is pumped from the heart
sure value
at a constant pressure into arteries. This pressure is called the arterial
blood pressure, which represents, in general, blood pressure. Blood
pressure is indicated by several kinds of pressures such as: systolic
pressure that occurs when the heart pumps blood; and diastolic pressure
that occurs just when blood returns to the heart.
in the cuff.
(Systolic)
Left atrium
Left
ventricle
Blood pressure changes at all times.
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differs with age, gender and other factors. Blood pressure of one person
is likely to be affected by biorhythm of a day, posture, physical activities,
mental activities, stress and atmospheric temperatures.
It is said that blood pressure of a healthy person varies by 20 to 50
mmHg within a day.
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(Diastolic)
Artery
Left atrium
Left
ventricle
The artery wall expands.
Contraction
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Artery
Normal state is restored
to the artery wall.
Dilation
Blood
pressure
Systolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
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