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Hypotension; Low blood pressure (hypotension)
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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure is understood to mean arterial blood pressure, i.e. the pressure in the large arteries, such as the brachial artery (in the arm). The pressure of the blood in other vessels is lower than the arterial pressure. 
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Within limits, the lower your blood pressure reading is, the better. In most people blood pressure isn't too low until it causes symptoms such as lightheadedness or fainting.
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Blood Pressure as related to Low Blood Pressure
ResultsBlood pressure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels , and constitutes one of the principal vital signs . The pressure of the circulating blood decreases as blood moves through arteries , arterioles , capillaries , and veins ; the term blood pressure generally refers to arterial pressure , i.e., the pressure in the larger arteries, arteries being the blood vessels which take blood away from the heart.
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- Hypotension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In physiology and medicine , hypotension refers to an abnormally low blood pressure . This is best understood as a physiologic state, rather than a disease. It is often associated with shock , though not necessarily indicative of it. Hypotension is not hypertension , which is high blood pressure.
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