Blood pressure is the pressure generated by the blood circulating on the walls of blood vessels. The circulating blood pressure is high near the heart when it contracts (Systolic).
Systolic Blood pressure may vary depending on the activity; surrounding temperature, diet-taken, state-of-mind (emotional), physical posture and medication used.
Systolic blood pressure
Blood pressure reading is the measurement of the force generated at the walls of the arteries when the heart pump’s blood through the body. For every beat of the heart, blood pressure varies between systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic pressure is the peak-pressure in the arteries, which generated at the end of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are contracting.
Blood-pressure readings are measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), and it is noted as two numbers, example 110 over 70 (i.e. 110/70). The top number (110 mmHg) is the systolic blood pressure reading. It represents the maximum pressure generated when the heart contracts.
Importance of systolic blood pressure reading
When a person’s age is advanced, importance of systolic blood pressure increases. It rises with age because of the hardening of the arteries.