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What is the mean arterial pressure? The mean arterial pressure (MAP) is defined as an approximation of a time-weighted average of blood pressure values in large system arteries during the cardiac cycle. It is directly related to the cardiac output. To calculate the MAP, you need two values - you systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Contraction and relaxation of the ventricles in the heart lead to maximum (systolic) and minimum (diastolic) blood pressure values in the aorta as well as other arteries. Typical systolic and diastolic pressure values of 120/80 mm Hg are shown. The mean arterial pressure is shown to be approximately 93 mm Hg.Following ventricular systole, pressure in the left ventricle rapidly drops to below that in the aorta, thus, causing the aortic semilunar value to close.hile systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure values are important measurements and have tremendous diagnostic value (see Table 1), it is the mean arterial pressure (MAP) that drives blood through the vasculature from the arteries to arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, and back to the heart.