Dr_C
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well a decreased compliance of a vessel would increase systolic pressure because a greater pressure is required to pump the blood trhough the vessel, diastolic pressure is the pressure in the vessel at relaxed state and if the vessel is stiff it won't be able to relaxed enough and therefore the diastolic pressure we used to have won't be the same because it would be decreased. I hope my explanation helped and don't forget that Pulse pressure which is Systolic-Diastolic will increase in the case of a stiff vessel.
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| taipei817
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just to add a little on dr c. diastolic pressure depends on the bouncing activity of the aorta. that is for it to 'bounce' back is what contributes to diastolc pressure. thus when u decreaes compliance, the aorta is not bouncing at all(too stiff) whether systolic or diastolic, thus increasing systolic and decrease diastolic.
PS: i dont really like this explanation.
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| Dr_C
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well Tapei, i got ur point. Thanks
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