Blood pressure

The pressure of blood against artery walls, written as systolic over diastolic.

Measurement

English: Blood pressure
Arabic medical term: ضغط الدم الشرياني
Common Arabic term: الضغط
Abbreviation: BP
Also called: الضغط، ضغط الدم، ارتفاع الضغط، bp، blood pressure، hypertension

Health topics

See which ACC/AHA 2017 category a blood pressure reading falls in, with the ESC 2024 view alongside.

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Everyone & professionals

Estimate mean arterial pressure from systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

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Everyone & professionals

The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

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