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How come my diastolic pressure is usually above 80 and appears less stable than my systolic pressure?
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Depends on technique: How one takes the BP such as position of the arm body position etc can affect the reading . In general isystolic pressure however is more labile than the diastolic pressur.
Answered 11/21/2014
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