Diastolic pressure
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| − | Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest [[Blood pressure|blood pressure]] in the [[Cardiac musle|cardiac cycle between]] contractions | + | Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest [[Blood pressure|blood pressure]] in the [[Cardiac musle|cardiac cycle between]] contractions. When measuring the blood pressure you would read it as systole over diastole<ref>Medicine Net. (2015)Definition of Diastole. Available at http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16164 [Accessed 19th October 2015]</ref>. Diastole is the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle. |
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<references /> The free dictionary (2015) Diastolic blood pressure: Available at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/diastolic+blood+pressure [Accessed 19th October 2015] | <references /> The free dictionary (2015) Diastolic blood pressure: Available at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/diastolic+blood+pressure [Accessed 19th October 2015] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 19 October 2015
Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest blood pressure in the cardiac cycle between contractions. When measuring the blood pressure you would read it as systole over diastole[1]. Diastole is the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.
- ↑ Medicine Net. (2015)Definition of Diastole. Available at http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16164 [Accessed 19th October 2015]
