Increase of the second blood pressure value
Introduction Blood pressure is always given in two values, the systolic (1st value) and the diastolic (2nd value); e.g. 120/80 mmHg. mmHg is the unit in which blood pressure is given and means millimeters of mercury. The systolic pressure results from the contraction of the heart. The diastolic blood pressure is, in a sense, the … Increase of the second blood pressure value