systolic
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By the end of the eight-week study, participants exercising just once or twice weekly had maintained significant reductions in systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure compared with the control group.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Among participants with higher adherence, systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading, was 5.2 mmHg lower in the intervention group than in the comparator group.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
After that, the wearable started sending my systolic and diastolic numbers to the Hilo app eight to 10 times a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Patients taking the drug showed improvements across cardiovascular risk factors, as well, including non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and systolic blood pressure, Eli Lilly said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
His chest exam, heart exam, and ECG are normal, and his systolic blood pressure is 165, meaning it doesn’t qualify as an urgent factor.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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