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    Blood pressure is the combination of the force generated by the heart to pump blood and the force generated back by the arteries resisting blood flow. Systolic pressure, or the higher number, is the heart contracting. Diastolic pressure, or the lower number, is the heart relaxing.

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    American Heart Association: Blood Pressure

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