User's Manual

What are systolic pressure and diastolic pressure?
When ventricles contract and pump blood out of the heart, the blood pressure reaches its
maximum value in the cycle, which is called systolic pressure. When the ventricles relax,
the blood pressure reaches its minimum value in the cycle, which is called diastolic pressure.
1. How to evaluate your Blood Pressure
AKTIIA monitor is not intended to be a diagnostic device. Self-diagnosis of measurement
results and self-treatment are potentially dangerous. You should always consult your doctor
for relevant interpretation of blood pressure results.
The following classifications are based on measurements taken on a seated person after few minutes of rest. It is important to note that Blood
Pressure readings in normal life conditions might be higher.
These charts are not intended to provide a basis for any type of diagnosis or emergency assessment; these charts only depict different
classifications of blood pressure. Consult your physician for an interpretation and diagnosis based on your personal blood pressure results.
press
artery
vein
blood discharging
Systolic
relax
blood entering
Diastolic
Contact a physician if your blood pressure value has
reached a dangerous point
CAUTION
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ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE
BLOOD PRESSURE CATEGORY SYSTOLIC BP mmHg DIASTOLIC BP mmHg COLOR INDICATOR
NORMAL LESS THAN 120 AND LESS THAN 80 Dark Green
ELEVATED 120-129 AND/OR LESS THAN 80 Yellow
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE STAGE I 130-139 AND/OR 80-89 Orange
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE STAGE 2 140 OR HIGHER AND/OR 90 OR HIGHER Light Red
HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS HIGHER THAN 180 AND/OR HIGHER THAN 120 Dark Red
1.1 United States of America
The American Heart Association
(AHA) has created the following
guide for classifying blood
pressure values.