Diastolic pressure
Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest blood pressure in the cardiac cycle between contractions[1]. When measuring the blood pressure you would read it as systole over diastole. Diastole is the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.
- ↑ Medical dictionary
The free dictionary (2015) Diastolic blood pressure: Available at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/diastolic+blood+pressure [Accessed 19th October 2015]