High Blood Pressure

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

Common treatment for heart rhythm disease may be riskier for women

An arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too quickly, too slowly,...

Widely used high blood pressure drugs may lead to a gut disease

High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for Americans. High blood pressure is also very common....

Common chemical in cheese, coffee, meat may hurt your blood pressure

Half of all Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure develops when...

High blood pressure can cause common heart rate disease

A heart arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. Heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heart's beats don't work properly. The...

Common drugs for pain and fever linked to high blood pressure, study finds

Paracetamol is one of the most popular drugs used to treat pain and fever available without a prescription. It is the drug of choice in...

Blood pressure drug effective at any time of day

Half of all Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure develops when...

Your age may determine which blood pressure number matters most

Blood pressure is measured using two numbers. The first number, called systolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats. The second number, called diastolic blood...

A new way to treat drug-resistant high blood pressure

Drug-resistant high blood pressure is a condition where your blood pressure remains high or uncontrolled despite the medications you take to lower it. In a...

Why obesity causes high blood pressure—and how to stop it

Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease in adults and children. In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association...

Scientists find a key contributor to high blood pressure

High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for Americans. High blood pressure is also very common....