120/80 isn’t just a reading: Doctor decodes what your blood pressure really means and what the gap between your numbers says about your heart
Understanding your blood pressure's two numbers, systolic and diastolic, is crucial for assessing heart and blood vessel health. Systolic measures the heart's pumping effort, while diastolic reflects pressure during relaxation, vital for heart muscle oxygenation. Age influences their significance, with diastolic being more predictive under 50 and systolic after 50 due to arterial stiffening.
Understanding your blood pressure's two numbers, systolic and diastolic, is crucial for assessing heart and blood vessel health. Systolic measures the heart's pumping effort, while diastolic reflects pressure during relaxation, vital for heart muscle oxygenation. Age influences their significance, with diastolic being more predictive under 50 and systolic after 50 due to arterial stiffening.
