[ELI5] Why can’t we just let out blood if the person has high blood pressure?

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Ok this maybe be a very stupid question, but couldn’t we release just enough blood so the person doesn’t have high blood pressure?

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It’s not a question of volume. It’s a question of why the heart has to push so hard to get the blood to circulate. Clogged arteries, swollen tissue causing blockages, etc all make the heart work very hard, which is hard on the heart and the high pressure is hard on every organ.

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