{"id":36535,"date":"2020-08-12T08:45:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T08:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=36535"},"modified":"2023-06-25T10:39:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T10:39:40","slug":"systolic-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/systolic-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Systolic blood pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The force exerted against the walls of the blood vessels during contraction of the heart (systole).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Arterial blood pressure during ventricular contraction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The highest point of arterial pressure, occurring when the ventricles of the heart contract. 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