Ultrasound device may help control high blood pressure
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a serious condition that can lead to severe health problems, including heart failure, strokes, heart attacks, and kidney...
Scientists confirm an effective way to treat high blood pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, raises the risk for health complications such as strokes, vision loss, dementia, and coronary artery disease.
Some patients...
The swing dance of blood pressure: why office measurements might not cut it
Imagine your blood pressure as a swing, rocking back and forth. Turns out, blood pressure readings can really jump around between your doctor visits,...
Reconsidering the long-term use of high blood pressure beta blockers after a heart attack
A recent study published in the journal Heart suggests that long-term use of beta-blockers may not be necessary for patients who have had a...
Why home blood pressure monitoring is very important
Expanding home blood pressure monitoring among US adults with hypertension could significantly decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease and save on healthcare costs in...
Oral estrogen hormones linked to higher risk of high blood pressure
Ladies, let's talk. There's something you should know if you're over 45 and taking estrogen in pill form.
A new study says you might have...
Salt shakers: small nodule stirs big trouble in blood pressure
In every twenty folks with high blood pressure, one of them carries a tiny harmless lump.
This little lump makes a hormone, aldosterone, that decides...
Home-based blood pressure measurements are more accurate, study finds
A study conducted by researchers from Kaiser Permanente suggests that home-based blood pressure measurements could be more accurate than those taken in clinical settings.
The...
How to find better ways to control resistant high blood pressure
Many people with high blood pressure can keep it under control with medication. But for some, the usual treatments just don't do the trick.
This...
Japanese plum juice could lower high blood pressure risk, study finds
More than half of the US population aged 20 and older, approximately 122 million Americans, suffer from high blood pressure, or hypertension.
This condition is...