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Hypertension Hypertension Blood pressure levels are a function of cardiac output multiplied by peripheral resistance (the resistance in the blood vessels to the flow of blood) Hypertension The major factors which help maintain blood pressure (BP) include the sympathetic nervous system and the kidneys. Optimal healthy blood pressure is a systolic blood pressure of 120 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of 80 120/80. Hypertension Hypertension Approximately one in four American adults has hypertension. As many as 2.8 million children also have high blood pressure. The prevalence of hyper