Blood pressure
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title:
Blood pressure
text:
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured. Blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure over diastolic pressure in the cardiac cycle. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) above the su
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Pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of arteries
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_pressure
date created:
2002-06-13T15:04:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:51:14Z
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