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systolic pressure [sɪˈstɒlɪkˌpreʃə] N

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To perform the test, one first inflates the blood pressure cuff above systolic pressure to obliterate the radial pulse.
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Elevated systolic pressure (hypertension) predicts myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure and a variety of other cardiovascular diseases.
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When blood flow is nil (cuff pressure exceeding systolic pressure) or unimpeded (cuff pressure below diastolic pressure), cuff pressure will be essentially constant.
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For most individuals, during aerobic exercise, the systolic pressure progressively increases while the diastolic remains about the same.
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As adults age, systolic pressure tends to rise and diastolic tends to fall.
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Systolic pressure is peak pressure in the arteries, which occurs near the end of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are contracting.
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