TWO BP Numbers? WHAT Do THEY Mean? #shorts

追加: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]So every blood pressure reading has two numbers. My blood pressure is 122 over 73. The top number, so 122 for me is what we call systolic blood pressure.

[00:00:08]This measures the force when your heart contracts, pumps the blood out of the heart. And the bottom number, so 73, is known as the diastolic blood pressure.

[00:00:15]This shows the pressure inside your arteries when your heart relaxes between beats. Easy as that. Both are important because they reflect how your arteries handle pressure. Understanding the difference between diastolic and systolic blood pressure just firstly helps you know how your heart works during contraction and