SYSTOLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does systolic mean? 

• SYSTOLIC (adjective)
  The adjective SYSTOLIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole

  Familiarity information: SYSTOLIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYSTOLIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

systole (the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery)

 Context examples 

A test result that reports the diastolic and systolic pressure of the blood.

(Blood Pressure Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

This clinical entity includes instances in which the systolic blood pressure is raised to 90 mmHg or more using inotropic agents, within the first hour.

(History of Cardiogenic Shock, NCI Thesaurus)

They also had higher systolic blood pressure — the number in a person’s blood pressure reading — the next day.

(Deep Sleep May Play Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Used alone or in combination with other drugs, this agent causes reduction of peripheral and renal vascular resistance, and lowers both systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate.

(Guanfacine, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): For blood pressure, the results might be 120 for systolic and 80 for diastolic, where systolic and diastolic are the typeCode distinguishing the two numbers.

(Defined Observation Result Type Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

EXAMPLE(S): A blood pressure measurement may result in a diastolic number and a systolic number.

(Defined Observation Result, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

High systolic blood pressure (2/17) (Hansen et al 1973).

(OM, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

The systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the newborn upon examination; the normal range of the systolic blood pressure is 60 - 90, while the normal range of the diastolic blood pressure is 20-60.

(Newborn Blood Pressure, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): A single blood pressure observation has two results, typeCode = "systolic" and typeCode = "diastolic".

(Performed Observation Result Type Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction is generally defined as an ejection fraction equal to or less than 0.40 (<40%).

(Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Adverse Event, NCI Thesaurus)