In the 1960s, the hypertension values for initiating treatment was systolic BP ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 95 mmHg, and a systolic pressure of 100 + age was considered an age-adjusted normal value. Today, this would be considered a formula for death and negligence.
From NPR--
RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, 3% of Americans had chronic disease-- today it's 60%."
Actually, 2 out of 3 in the US were caused by chronic diseases in the 1960s: heart disease, cancer and stroke. Life expectancy was 8 years shorter than it is now.
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RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, 3% of Americans had chronic disease-- today it's 60%."
Actually, 2 out of 3 in the US were caused by chronic diseases in the 1960s: heart disease, cancer and stroke. Life expectancy was 8 years shorter than it is now.
www.wesa.fm/2025-06-08/r...
RFK Jr. fact check: Were Americans actually healthier decades ago?
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently harkens back to when his uncle was president as a healthier time for Americans. But American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the 1960s, the hypertension values for initiating treatment was systolic BP ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 95 mmHg, and a systolic pressure of 100 + age was considered an age-adjusted normal value. Today, this would be considered a formula for death and negligence.
imagining a world where an alarming bipap doesn't send my systolic well into the 200s
June 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
imagining a world where an alarming bipap doesn't send my systolic well into the 200s
By the way my systolic blood pressure as of an hour ago is apparently ~170 mmHg. I know this because she told me. But sure, no CPAP required
September 30, 2026 at 5:16 AM
By the way my systolic blood pressure as of an hour ago is apparently ~170 mmHg. I know this because she told me. But sure, no CPAP required
A large randomized trial in people with Type 2 diabetes showed intensive BP lowering (systolic < 120 mm Hg) reduced major cardiovascular outcomes
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November 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
A large randomized trial in people with Type 2 diabetes showed intensive BP lowering (systolic < 120 mm Hg) reduced major cardiovascular outcomes
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Do I win at blood pressure?
July 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Do I win at blood pressure?
My systolic spikes when I see this bullshit.
US Citizen Violently Detained, Window Smashed During Morning Stop in Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My systolic spikes when I see this bullshit.
Babe my peak systolic velocity is so right high now
February 2, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Babe my peak systolic velocity is so right high now
If by number, Trump means his systolic blood pressure, he's right.
July 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If by number, Trump means his systolic blood pressure, he's right.
yeah i got to between 280-290 on the systolic.
September 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
yeah i got to between 280-290 on the systolic.
He only has sex to measure his peak systolic velocity and end diastolic velocity
February 4, 2024 at 11:56 AM
He only has sex to measure his peak systolic velocity and end diastolic velocity
I never remember the terms Systolic and Diastolic when it comes to blood pressure, but I *do* remember that I default to Hypergolic and that one is wrong. Very wrong.
April 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I never remember the terms Systolic and Diastolic when it comes to blood pressure, but I *do* remember that I default to Hypergolic and that one is wrong. Very wrong.
“I can’t dance I have two systolic feet.” Look at this fucking IDIOT
Two things my brain always mixes up: right sided heart failure and diastolic heart failure. I know the two are very different, but whenever I go to write down “right sided heart failure” I inevitably type “diastolic” and have to delete and retype.
Same thing with “tube feeds” and “TPN”.
Same thing with “tube feeds” and “TPN”.
March 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“I can’t dance I have two systolic feet.” Look at this fucking IDIOT
why does my blood pressure machine sound like my teenager when i ask him to tidy his room
December 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
why does my blood pressure machine sound like my teenager when i ask him to tidy his room
Ladies love peak systolic velocity
*stares in sex historian*
Billionaire weirdo Bryan Johnson gets Botox injections in his dick to gain 1 cm.
February 4, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Ladies love peak systolic velocity
I would love anyone to ask the most basic health related question to RFK jr being the health secretary....
Define blood pressure and what number normal blood pressure number? What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
Embarrass the shit out of him.
Define blood pressure and what number normal blood pressure number? What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
Embarrass the shit out of him.
April 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I would love anyone to ask the most basic health related question to RFK jr being the health secretary....
Define blood pressure and what number normal blood pressure number? What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
Embarrass the shit out of him.
Define blood pressure and what number normal blood pressure number? What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
Embarrass the shit out of him.
Google TPU's are designed around systolic arrays, an idea from the 1970's:
"... Kung’s group didn’t stop at matrix multiplication, they presented a concept of systolic *networks* of arbitrary processing *nodes* that could do way more"
Rhymes with MoE's and agents
www.avikde.me/p/systolic-a...
"... Kung’s group didn’t stop at matrix multiplication, they presented a concept of systolic *networks* of arbitrary processing *nodes* that could do way more"
Rhymes with MoE's and agents
www.avikde.me/p/systolic-a...
Systolic arrays for general robotics, AI, and scientific computing
MatMuls dominate today's accelerators, but the original vision was much broader
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June 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Google TPU's are designed around systolic arrays, an idea from the 1970's:
"... Kung’s group didn’t stop at matrix multiplication, they presented a concept of systolic *networks* of arbitrary processing *nodes* that could do way more"
Rhymes with MoE's and agents
www.avikde.me/p/systolic-a...
"... Kung’s group didn’t stop at matrix multiplication, they presented a concept of systolic *networks* of arbitrary processing *nodes* that could do way more"
Rhymes with MoE's and agents
www.avikde.me/p/systolic-a...
What's up Norm?
My systolic and cholesterol, now give me a beer.
My systolic and cholesterol, now give me a beer.
R.I.P big man.
Some Norm classics:
Can I draw you a beer, Norm?
No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.
Whatcha up to, Norm?
My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall.
Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?
A little early isn't it, Woody?
For a beer?
No, for stupid questions.
Some Norm classics:
Can I draw you a beer, Norm?
No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.
Whatcha up to, Norm?
My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall.
Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?
A little early isn't it, Woody?
For a beer?
No, for stupid questions.
George Wendt, best known for playing Norm on Cheers, dies aged 76
May 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What's up Norm?
My systolic and cholesterol, now give me a beer.
My systolic and cholesterol, now give me a beer.
What that systolic and diastolic lookin like...
A woman in her 40s is gon make you pay attention to your important personality traits in your 40s... Like your A1C number! Fuck your 12th house put that honeybun down big Fella!
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What that systolic and diastolic lookin like...
I take meds to raise my blood pressure
August 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I take meds to raise my blood pressure
A win of systolic proportions
May 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
A win of systolic proportions
A randomized crossover trial of 154 adults living near highways found HEPA filters lowered systolic BP in those with elevated baseline levels by ~3 points vs sham.
Clean air may be good for your heart, it seems🫀
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Clean air may be good for your heart, it seems🫀
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Effect of HEPA Filtration Air Purifiers on Blood Pressure: A Pragmatic Randomized Crossover Trial
www.jacc.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A randomized crossover trial of 154 adults living near highways found HEPA filters lowered systolic BP in those with elevated baseline levels by ~3 points vs sham.
Clean air may be good for your heart, it seems🫀
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Clean air may be good for your heart, it seems🫀
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
At my last doctor's appointment she said, "your systolic BP is down almost 8 points ... did you delete Twitter?"
April 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
At my last doctor's appointment she said, "your systolic BP is down almost 8 points ... did you delete Twitter?"
A-systolic Funicular stream with the Creature Commune! twitch.tv/theorypop
May 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
A-systolic Funicular stream with the Creature Commune! twitch.tv/theorypop
look I know detoxes are not a thing (at least medically)
nevertheless, there’s no question my mood as well as my systolic have benefitted tremendously since leaving Twitter
nevertheless, there’s no question my mood as well as my systolic have benefitted tremendously since leaving Twitter
December 30, 2024 at 4:57 PM
look I know detoxes are not a thing (at least medically)
nevertheless, there’s no question my mood as well as my systolic have benefitted tremendously since leaving Twitter
nevertheless, there’s no question my mood as well as my systolic have benefitted tremendously since leaving Twitter