What Is The Standard Blood Pressure Classification - Archos Manual De Usuario

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When ventricles contract and pump blood out of the heart, the blood pressure
reaches its maximum value in the cycle, which is called systolic pressure. When the
ventricles relax, the blood pressure reaches its minimum value in the cycle, which is
called diastolic pressure.

What is the standard blood pressure classification?

The blood pressure classification published by World
Health Organization (WHO) and International Society of
Hypertension (ISH) in 1999 is as follows:
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