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What is the meaning of diastolic pressure?
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Pressure in artery: It is the pressure in your arteries when the heart is relaxed as opposed to the systolic pressure which is the pressure when the heart muscle contracts.
Answered 7/14/2013
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Filling: Diastole is the filling or relaxation phase of the heart. Diastolic pressure is the pressure noted when the heart is in its filling phase or relaxed.
Answered 1/3/2015
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