pulse pressure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pulse pressure
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, heart stress is based on pulse pressure.
From The Verge ● Mar. 1, 2022
In 2009, his team showed that these patients have an increased pulse pressure, a calculation of the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
From Nature ● Apr. 2, 2014
In general, pulse pressure increases with age and is a predictor of heart disease.
From Nature ● Apr. 2, 2014
Calculate the patient’s pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The first phase would then be 31.1 per cent of the total pulse pressure, the second phase 44.4 per cent, the third phase 11.1 per cent, and the fourth phase 13.3 per cent.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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