What Causes High Diastolic Blood Pressure?
Diastolic pressure refers to the bottom number when blood pressure is measured. The upper number is your systolic pressure. Systolic pressure is based on the heart pumping blood into the arteries. Diastolic pressure is measured when the heart rests between beats and is the least amount of pressure in the arteries. Causes of high diastolic pressure can often be treated to reduce or eliminate the risk of heart attack or stroke.
