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https://www.texasheart.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thi-heartfacts-blood-pressure-guidlines-2018.png1600900Hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure, is known as "the silent killer." High blood pressure results from the tightening of very small arteries called arterioles. Arterioles regulate the blood flow through your body.