Systole vs. Diastole: Which Reading Is More Important? Both blood pressure numbers are essential for checking your heart health. But researchers continue to debate how much weight to give each humber.

Diastole and systole refer to when the heart muscles relax and contract. The balance between diastolic and systolic pressure determines a person’s blood pressure. A blood pressure reading ...

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Systole occurs when the ventricles contract, pushing blood out of the right ventricle into the lungs and out of the left ventricle to the rest of the body. Blood pressure increases during systole.

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A diamond-shaped murmur is caused by turbulence during systole and either increased flow across a normal valve or normal flow across an abnormal valve. Note when a diamond-shaped murmur ends.

A murmur is either systolic, diastolic or continuous throughout systole and diastole. Remember: Systole occurs between the S1 and S2 heart sounds, while diastole occurs between S2 and S1.

Rarely, however, the left leaf of the diaphragm has been reported to contract synchronously with the heart beat. 1–4 Recently, we had the opportunity to study a patient who exhibited bilateral ...