
Blood Pressure
Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast
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The Importance of Diastolic Pressure
The difference between the systolic and diastolic. pressure can be an indication of the arteries have hardened. Usually something that you can see in older people, because generally with age arteries tend to harden a little bit. And so it might be due to less elastic tissue or more plaques. Why atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is one of the other episodes that we've done. I recommend you listen to that.
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