The Link Between Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure
8. Low Diastolic Pressure When Treating Hypertension
When treating systolic hypertension, there is a risk that diastolic pressure can be too low. At a certain point, low diastolic pressure can cause damage. One study measuring troponin, a protein that increases in the blood when the heart is damaged, indicated that people with a diastolic pressure below 60 were twice as likely to have heart damage as those with a diastolic pressure of 80 to 89.
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