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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
systole (the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery)
Context examples:
Usually the systolic number comes before or above the diastolic number.
(High Blood Pressure, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The result is a decrease in resting and exercise heart rates, cardiac output, and in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, thereby resulting in vasodilation, and negative chronotropic and inotropic cardiac effects.
(Labetalol, NCI Thesaurus)
Murmurs are characterized according to the area of generation (mitral, aortic, tricuspid, or pulmonary) and according to the period of the cycle (systolic or diastolic).
(Heart Murmur, NCI Thesaurus)
The ratio of ankle systolic pressure to brachial systolic pressure, used to assess arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities.
(Ankle-Brachial Index, NCI Thesaurus)
Clonidine acts centrally by reducing sympathetic tone, resulting in a fall in diastolic and systolic blood pressure and a reduction in heart rate.
(Clonidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Over time, their systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) could drop by eight to 14 points, which significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
(DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, National Institutes of Health)
The low-glycemic index/low-carbohydrate diet resulted in similar insulin sensitivity, systolic blood pressure and HDL and LDL cholesterol levels when compared to the high-glycemic index/high-carbohydrate diet.
(Low-glycemic diets may not improve cardiovascular outcomes when compared to high-glycemic diets, NIH)
Blood pressure is taken using two measurements: systolic (measured when the heart beats, when blood pressure is at its highest) and diastolic (measured between heart beats, when blood pressure is at its lowest).
(Blood pressure, NCI Dictionary)
According to Argos, the study findings indicated a direct, linear association of lead exposure with systolic blood pressure that measures the force of blood pumped through the body when heart contracts.
(Micronutrients can counter lead effects in blood pressure, SciDev.Net)
Signs and symptoms of anemia may include pallor of the skin and mucous membranes, shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, soft systolic murmurs, lethargy, and fatigability.
(Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)
