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What do the numbers in a blood pressure reading mean?

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What do the numbers in a blood pressure reading mean?

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A blood pressure reading appears as two numbers. The first and higher of the two is a measure of systolic pressure—a measurement of the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and fills them with blood. The second number measures diastolic pressure or the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.