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pulse pressure

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noun

  1. the pressure of the pulse; the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures.


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 general, pulse pressure increases with age and is a predictor of heart disease.

From Nature • Apr. 2, 2014

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

Calculate the patient’s pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

We know that when the pulse rate is constant, vasodilatation causes a fall in diastolic pressure and a rise in pulse pressure.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

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