A patient has a blood pressure of 130/105 mm Hg. How should this pulse pressure be classified?

1. Pulse pressure here is 130 minus 105, which equals 25 mm Hg. 2. A pulse pressure should be at least 25 percent of the systolic value. 3. Twenty five percent of a systolic 130 mm Hg is 32.5 mm Hg. 4. The measured 25 mm Hg falls below 32.5 mm Hg, so this pulse pressure is low or narrow. 5. A narrow pulse pressure points to a low stroke volume, seen in heart failure, aortic stenosis or major blood loss. 6. A wide pulse pressure means a value at or above 100 mm Hg, which is four times what this patient shows. 7. A high diastolic value on its own says nothing about the gap between the two readings. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 "The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation", section 20.2 Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Resistance_