arterial blood pressure

arterial blood pressure (ABP),

the pressure of the blood in the arterial system, which depends on the heart's pumping pressure, the resistance of the arterial walls, elasticity of vessels, the blood volume, and its viscosity.

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arterial

pertaining to an artery or to the arteries.

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arterial anomaly

see arteriovenous fistula, portacaval shunt.

arterial baroreceptors

pressure-sensitive receptors in the blood vessels which initiate changes in blood volume; include low-pressure receptors in great veins and high-pressure receptors in carotid and aortic bodies.

arterial blood pressure

see blood pressure.

cerebral arterial circle

arterial circle created by the conjunction of the caudal communicating artery and the rostral cerebral artery. It encircles the optic chiasma and the hypophysis. Called also the circle of Willis.

cilial arterial circle

the circle of arteries in the ciliary muscle of the eye of birds.

arterial degeneration

includes arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis.

direct arterial blood pressure

direct measurement via a manometer inserted into the artery; procedure suited only to experimental procedures.

arterial embolism

see embolism.

arterial hypertrophy

hypertrophy of any or all layers of the arterial wall. Usually a response to an increased work load, e.g. in collateral arteries after occlusion of a main supply artery; may be associated with regional, e.g. pulmonary, hypertension.

indirect arterial blood pressure

see arterial blood pressure.

arterial inflammation

see arteritis.

iridial arterial circle

the arterial circle at the periphery of the iris.

arterial mineralization

see mineralization, intimal bodies.

arterial pulse

see pulse.

arterial rupture

traumatic rupture is more common than spontaneous rupture; the latter occurs in uterine arteries of hypocuprotic old mares at parturition, in dogs infested with Spirocerca lupi, in internal or maxillary arteries ulcerated by fungal infection in horses causing fatal hemorrhage into the guttural pouch.

arterial thromboembolism

see embolism, thrombosis, verminous mesenteric arteritis, saddle thrombus.

arterial thrombosis

the presence of a thrombus in an artery. See also thrombosis.

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blood pressure

the pressure of the blood in the blood vessels. The term usually refers to the pressure of the blood within the arteries, or arterial blood pressure. This pressure is determined by several interrelated factors, including the pumping action of the heart, the resistance to the flow of blood in the arterioles, the elasticity of the walls of the main arteries, the blood volume and extracellular fluid volume, and the blood's viscosity, or thickness.

Relatively simple Doppler instruments can provide accurate blood pressure measurements in dogs and cats. The systolic pressure in dogs is 132±22 mmHg; in cats it is 108±23 mmHg. Thoroughbreds have been shown to be 112/77 mmHg. Indwelling catheters can be used in dogs to monitor central venous pressure.

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arterial blood pressure

the common measure of blood pressure. The measurement in animal patients must be by a method that does not require entrance to an artery, i.e. noninvasive. Standard methods use an inflatable cuff around a limb, around the tail in the horse, and measurement of the air pressure required to obliterate the pulse wave—the systolic blood pressure, and permit the re-entry of the pulse wave—the diastolic blood pressure.

blood pressure homeostasis

the maintenance of a steady state of blood pressure. The mechanisms involved include the baroreceptor mechanism, the chemoreceptor mechanism, the ischemic response of the central nervous system (the Cushing response), the renin-angiotensin vasoconstrictor and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, the capillary fluid-shift mechanism, the regulation of body fluid level by the kidney and the stress-relaxation mechanism of the arterial wall.

blood pressure impedance

the resistance to pulsatile flow, as in arteries.

pulmonary wedge blood pressure

see wedge pressure.

blood pressure regulation

the complex regulatory system which controls arterial blood pressure is dependent on sensory inputs related to cardiac output, peripheral resistance to blood flow at the arterioles, the viscosity of the blood, the volume of blood in the arterial system, the elasticity of the arterial walls. Changes in blood pressure are brought about by the control exerted on the same physiological mechanisms.

venous blood pressure

see central venous pressure.

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Patient discussion about arterial blood pressure.

Q. Does Ameal BP lower high blood pressure?

A. The answer is, CURRENTLY, not. Milk proteins (the class that Ameal BP belongs to) do lower blood pressure in lab studies, but trials in humans have shown mixed results. You should remember that it may interfere with other drugs you may take, so first consult your doctor if it's safe for you.
You may try it and see if it works or not.