![]() ![]() In recent years, many medical experts shifted their focus to systolic readings when trying to determine the risk of heart problems, but questions lingered about how important diastolic readings really were, said Dr. Diastolic – the bottom number – indicates the pressure on the arteries when the heart rests between beats. Systolic pressure – the upper number in a blood pressure reading – measures how hard the heart pumps blood into arteries. But in younger people, diastolic blood pressure could still be important. Systolic blood pressure is the best way to predict future cardiovascular events and death, irrespective of age, according to new research. ![]() (Nico De Pasquale Photography/Moment, Getty Images) National Hypertension Control Initiative.Pets and Your Health / Healthy Bond for Life.
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