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
One can only approximate it and say that the pulse pressure is low or high.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
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