Referring to the blood pressure at its lowest point when the heart is in a period of relaxation between beats. In a blood pressure reading, the diastolic pressure is the second number recorded. For example, with a blood pressure of 120/80 ("120 over 80"), the diastolic pressure is 80.
The optimal blood pressure reading currently is 115/75. 59 The "75", the second number, is the Diastolic Blood Pressure---the amount of pressure in your arteries when your heart is at rest between beats. See Systolic Blood Pressure.
When taking blood pressure, it is the lower number, representing the amount of pressure when the heart is relaxed.
The lower of the blood pressure readings.
The lowest level of pressure in the aorta that occurs during diastole (relaxation of ventricles); ranges between 70-80 mm Hg in normal (healthy) adults
The pressure that occurs when the heart is not pumping blood into the arterial system (i.e., during the relaxation period between contractions).
The bottom number in the blood pressure measurement (80 in a blood presure of 120/80), indicating the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.
The pressure exerted by the blood on the vessel walls during the resting portion of the cardiac cycle, measured in millimeters of mercury. The diastolic number is the bottom of the fraction. 120/80 is an average value for normal blood pressure (80 is the diastolic number). Mild high blood pressure is considered to be between 140/90 and 160/95. High blood pressure is defined by a value greater than 160/95.
The force of the blood in the arteries when the heart is relaxed; the lower blood pressure reading.
the lowest pressure of blood against the walls of the arteries when the heart relaxes between beats
The pressure of the blood between heart beats, the second number of a blood pressure reading.
The pressure of the blood in the main arteries which rises and falls as the muscles of the body cope with varying demands (e.g. exercise, stress, sleep). There are two types of pressure that are measured: 1) systolic pressure, created by the contraction of the heart muscle pushing blood into the vessels, and 2) diastolic pressure, when the heart is at rest between beats. A reading of 120/80 is said to be the normal range. Blood pressure that is too high (hypertension) can cause health problems such as heart attacks and strokes.
The lowest blood pressure measured in the arteries, it occurs when the heart muscle is relaxed between beats.
The lower number of a taken blood pressure (i.e. 120/80).
The pressure of blood inside arteries when the heart is at rest. In a blood pressure reading, it's the bottom number.
When measuring blood pressure, the diastolic blood pressure is the lowest pressure, which happens in between heartbeats. It is the second and lower number recorded.
The amount of pressure maintained in the arteries between heart beats, as the heart relaxes and fills; The National High Blood Pressure Education Program recommends that anyone with a diastolic pressure of 105 or greater should be treated with drug therapy. Persons with readings of 90-104 should be individually treated as needed by a physician.
The second or bottom number in a blood pressure reading. Diastolic blood pressure is the minimum pressure that remains within the artery when the heart is at rest. (Read about " Hypertension: High Blood Pressure")
bottom number of the blood pressure reading that shows the amount of resistance in the blood vessels that the heart has to overcome
The pressure exerted by the blood on the cavities of the heart at the moment when they fill with blood.
The pressure exerted by the blood on the blood vessel walls when the heart relaxes between contractions.
The blood trough occurring while the heart is relaxed between beats. It is thus the lower of the two numbers used to describe blood pressure.
Diastolic blood pressure is the blood pressure measured during diastole, or the dilation of the heart cavities, during which they fill with blood. It is the force exerted by blood on arterial walls, and the lowest blood pressure measured in the large arteries is about 80 mm Hg under normal conditions for a young, adult male.
The "bottom" figure in the blood pressure reading; the pressure when the large chambers of the heart are relaxing between beats.
The lowest level of pressure in the aorta that occurs when the heart is "in between" beats. It ranges between 70-80 mm Hg in healthy adults. Blood pressure is usually read as systolic/diastolic.
(di-a-STOL-ik) - The bottom or second number in a blood pressure reading. It measures the force of blood in the arteries when the heart is between beats (relaxing).
Lowest count of blood pressure between heartbeats.
the blood pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between sets.
The pressure in the arteries when the heart muscle is relaxed between contractions. It is the bottom number on the blood pressure measurement.
a low value showing blood pressure when the heart is at rest.
Pressure exerted by the blood on the vessel walls when the heart is in its filling stage (bottom number).
the lowest blood pressure measure in the arteries, which occurs between heartbeats.