Differentiate: Systolic blood pressure and Diastolic blood pressure

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Arpit Sundas · Accepted Answer

The differences between Systolic blood pressure and Diastolic blood pressure are:Systolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureSystolic pressure is the pressure of blood on artery when the ventricles are contracted.Diastolic s the pressure of blood on the artery when the ventricles are relaxed.In a healthy person, the value of systolic pressure ranges 90-120 mm of Hg.In a healthy person, the value of diastolic pressure ranges 60-80 mm of Hg.It is the higher number in a blood pressure reading (e.g., in 120/80 mm Hg, 120 is the systolic pressure).It is the lower number in a blood pressure reading (e.g., in 120/80 mm Hg, 80 is the diastolic pressure).It indicates how much pressure the blood is exerting against the artery walls during heartbeats.It shows the baseline pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.

Systolic blood pressure	Diastolic blood pressure
Systolic pressure is the pressure of blood on artery when the ventricles are contracted.	Diastolic s the pressure of blood on the artery when the ventricles are relaxed.
In a healthy person, the value of systolic pressure ranges 90-120 mm of Hg.	In a healthy person, the value of diastolic pressure ranges 60-80 mm of Hg.
It is the higher number in a blood pressure reading (e.g., in 120/80 mm Hg, 120 is the systolic pressure).	It is the lower number in a blood pressure reading (e.g., in 120/80 mm Hg, 80 is the diastolic pressure).
It indicates how much pressure the blood is exerting against the artery walls during heartbeats.	It shows the baseline pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.