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  • Systolic is the upper number and diastolic the lower.

    CNN Transcript May 28, 2009 2009

  • Another boon: Systolic blood pressure -- the top number, which measures pressure when the heart contracts -- fell enough to significantly reduce the risk of stroke, says Dena Bravata, the study's lead author.

    Health Matters 2008

  • Systolic is a medical term meaning “something to do with blood pressure.”

    Race You to the Fountain of Youth Martha Bolton 2007

  • Systolic is a medical term meaning “something to do with blood pressure.”

    Race You to the Fountain of Youth Martha Bolton 2007

  • Systolic is a medical term meaning “something to do with blood pressure.”

    Race You to the Fountain of Youth Martha Bolton 2007

  • Systolic is a medical term meaning “something to do with blood pressure.”

    Race You to the Fountain of Youth Martha Bolton 2007

  • Systolic blood pressure is determined by the resistance in the arterial wall to the force of blood moving against it.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Hypertension: Systolic pressure should be under 140; diastolic pressure should be under 90.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Systolic blood pressure is determined by the resistance in the arterial wall to the force of blood moving against it.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Hypertension: Systolic pressure should be under 140; diastolic pressure should be under 90.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

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