Hypertension Blood pressure is highest when leaving the heart through the aorta and gradually decreases as it enters smaller and smaller blood vessels (arteries, arterioles, capillaries). See the complete A-Z list of all blood pressure related information, or see the current list of selected resources.
Where is your blood pressure highest?
Blood flows through the body due to the pressure difference. Our blood pressure is highest at the beginning of the journey from the heart, that is, when it enters the aorta, and lowest at the end of the journey along the gradually smaller branches of the artery.
Heart?
Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats and pumps blood. This is called systolic blood pressure. When the heart is resting, blood pressure drops between beats. This is called diastolic pressure. 2021
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