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Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)

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Blood pressure

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Diastolic blood pressure is the force exerted by the artery walls during ventricular relaxation. It is the lowest pressure measured and normal range is considered to be <80 mmHg (Tortora and Grabowski 1996).

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  • Tortora, G. J., & Grabowski, S. R. (1996). Principles of anatomy and physiology (8th ed.). New York: Harper Collins College.

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  1. School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

    Annie T. Ginty

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  1. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Marc Gellman

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  1. School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Anna C. Whittaker (previously Phillips)

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Ginty, A.T. (2019). Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP). In: Gellman, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_451-2

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