What is considered optimal blood pressure?

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  1.  Emilia Klapp
     
    Emilia Klapp answered:
    For an adult, optimal blood pressure is 120 over 80 mm HG (millimeters of mercury), although it can range from 110 over 70 to 140 over 90. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is blood pressure greater than 140 over 90.
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    For an adult, optimal blood pressure is 120 over 80 mm HG (millimeters of mercury), although it can range from 110 over 70 to 140 over 90. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is blood pressure greater than 140 over 90. More