Glossary
- Blood pressure
- Alternative Terms: -
(RR) the pressure of blood against the walls of the blood vessels, dependent on the energy of the heart action and vascular resistance. Expressed as e.g. RR = 120 / 80 mm HG (= systolic / diastolic value)
Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Reviewed by: Professor Dr Hedwig Hövels-Gürich
Last updated: 2009-04-28
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