While measuring BP level, say it as 120/80. Which is the Systolic count and which is Diastolic count. What does it mean by Systolic and Diastolic.
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When your�heart�beats, it contracts and pushesblood�through the arteries to the rest of your body. This force creates pressure on the arteries. This is called systolic blood pressure. A normal systolic blood pressure is 120 or below.� The diastolic blood pressure number or the bottom number indicates the pressure in the arteries when the�heart�rests between beats.A normal diastolic blood pressure number is 80 or less.
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Dear lybrateuser, - The systolic BP is 120 & diastolic BP is 80 mm of Hg - systolic bp is the pressure the blood flow has against the blood vessels of the body diastolic bp is the pressure in the heart chamber when the heart relaxes.
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