Clinical Attribute
systolic pressure
sys·tol·ic pres·sure
Definitions related to systolic pressure:
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(systolic blood pressure) The first or top number in a blood pressure reading; a measure of the pressure blood exerts against arterial walls when the heart contracts.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(systolic blood pressure) The maximum blood pressure in the systemic arterial circulation during the cardiac cycle.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(systolic blood pressure) The maximum pressure exerted into the systemic arterial circulation during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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