Is diastolic pressure losing its clinical usefulness

Mailing adress: Rafael Leite Luna • Praia do Flamengo, 374/501 Flamengo 22210-030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil E-mail: rluna@cardiol.br Manuscript received March 2, 2007; revised manuscript received March 25, 2007; accepted May 9, 2007. Medical science is constantly evolving, and new studies and research frequently show facts that challenge old dogmas; currently, this is the case with diastolic arterial pressure.