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Blood pressure is proportional to blood volume ie. The greater the blood volume is, the higher the blood pressure will be. This is because there will be a greater volume of blood flowing through the blood vessels which means that a greater pressure will be exerted on the walls of the blood vessels, which means increased blood pressure.

However, there are many factors which contribute to changes in blood pressure, blood volume is just one of these factors.

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