Blood pressure is the pressure that causes the blood to flow through your body from areas of high pressure into areas of low pressure. It goes from your arteries through your veins to your body’s organs.
Blood pressure readings are shown as two numbers, in the form systolic/diastolic blood pressure. An example of a blood pressure reading would be 120/80.
Systolic pressure is when the heart contracts and pumps blood into the arteries, while diastolic pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes after contraction.
Usually, systolic blood pressure tends to be
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