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blood pressure , blood pressure Blood pressure (BP) is the
pressure (force per unit area) 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
it moves away from the heart through arteries and capillaries,
and toward the heart through veins. When unqualified, the term
blood pressure usually refers to brachial arterial pressure:
that is, in the major blood vessel of the upper left or right
arm that takes blood away from the heart. Blood pressure may,
however, sometimes be measured at other sites in the body, for
instance at the ankle. The ratio of the blood pressure measured
in the main artery at the ankle to the brachial blood pressure
gives the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI). This text uses
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