High Blood Pressure

Latest research findings about high blood pressure or hypertension from universities and research institutes.

Many people with heart failure have uncontrolled high blood pressure, study shows

Heart failure occurs when the heart can’t pump as well as it should and fails to deliver enough oxygen to the body, making it...

How your gut can make blood pressure meds less effective

In a recent study from The University of Toledo, scientists found gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs. High blood pressure...

Frequent naps linked to high blood pressure

Scientists from Central South University found that napping on a regular basis is associated with higher risks for high blood pressure and stroke. The research...

High blood pressure linked to heart muscle scarring

Scientists from the National Heart Center Singapore found that heart muscle scarring is linked to worse health outcomes in patients with high blood pressure. heart...

Intensive blood pressure control can lower risk of heart muscle damage

Scientists from Wake Forest found that aggressive lowering of blood pressure in people with high blood pressure reduced the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy...

Intensive blood pressure control could benefit people with type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the National University of Ireland found that people with type 2 diabetes who received intensive treatment to keep their blood pressure levels...

People with normal blood pressure could benefit from blood pressure drugs

Scientists from the University of Oxford found that blood pressure-lowering medication can prevent serious cardiovascular conditions such as strokes, heart failure, and heart attacks...

Women have a lower range of ‘normal’ blood pressure than men

Scientists from Cedars-Sinai found that women have a lower "normal" blood pressure range compared to men. The findings suggest that this one-size-fits-all approach to considering...

Scientists set 80-80-80 target for American high blood pressure policy

Scientists from the University of Washington and elsewhere are proposing an 80-80-80 target as a national hypertension policy after analyzing and modeling the results...

High blood pressure may double your risk of severe COVID, even after full vaccination

Scientists from Cedars-Sinai found that high blood pressure may double a person's risk for hospitalization from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection—even despite full vaccination including...