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7 years ago
Mean arterial pressure is equal to diastolic pressure plus one-third of the pulse pressure. An equivalent equation is MAP = 2/3 DBP + 1/3 SBP. Why is diastolic blood pressure (DBP) a larger component of MAP than systolic blood pressure (SBP)?
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7 years ago
The heart spends more time in diastole than systole; therefore, the equation reflects the difference in time
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