title: By the way, doctor.  I'm 72 and my systolic blood pressure has been between 115 and 125 and pretty steady.  The diastolic number is low (55-65) and seems to be falling.  Is the difference between these two numbers important, and is the falling diastolic number something to worry about?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003971:Diastole; D006801:Humans; D013599:Systole