1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="M3xfbZRd1p"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/systolic-blood-pressure/">Systolic blood pressure</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/systolic-blood-pressure/embed/#?secret=M3xfbZRd1p" width="600" height="338" title="“Systolic blood pressure” — Glossary" data-secret="M3xfbZRd1p" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The force exerted against the walls of the blood vessels during contraction of the heart (systole).The maximum pressure in the arteries when the heart is contracting. It is represented by the top number in the fraction of a blood-pressure reading.The pressure during systole, when the heart is contracting to pump blood into the aorta. It is the higher of the two numbers used to record blood pressure.Arterial blood pressure during ventricular contraction.The force blood exerts against the arteries when the heart is contracting. Systolic blood pressure is the first of two numbers in a blood pressure measurement, for example, 120/80. The lower number is a measurement of diastolic blood pressure.Blood pressure during contraction of the ventricles. It is normally 100 to 120 mm Hg. Higher systolic blood pressures are found in prehypertension and hypertension.Systolic blood pressure is the pumping pressure of the heart as it pushes the blood out of the heart. It is recorded as the upper number.The highest point of arterial pressure, occurring when the ventricles of the heart contract. This is the initial measurement in a blood pressure reading.