High Blood Pressure

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

Common high blood pressure drugs may increase risk of this heart disease

Drugs based on a molecule called dihydropyridine (such as nifedipine and amlodipine) are commonly prescribed by doctors to treat high blood pressure and angina, a...

This metal plays a big role in treating high blood pressure

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and premature death worldwide. And the key to treating patients with...

This blood pressure drug may repair blood vessels in brain

In a recent study published in Stroke, researchers found that propranolol, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, can also be used to treat...

Scientists give new advice for treating high blood pressure

In a recent study published in Circulation, researchers found no evidence that diastolic blood pressure—the bottom reading on a blood pressure test—can be harmful...

Your gut health plays a big role in high blood pressure and depression

In a new study from the University of Florida, researchers solved the elusive medical mystery of why many adults have both high blood pressure...

This diet could help reduce high blood pressure, diabetes

In a new study from the Universities of Glasgow and Newcastle, researchers found that if people achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage...

This common high blood pressure drug may prevent COVID-19 complication

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers found a drug treatment that may reduce the risk of death from the...

Middle-aged women need to check blood pressure to avoid heart attacks

In a new study from the University of Bergen, researchers found that women with mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s have a...

This study shows the key to detecting and treating high blood pressure

In a recent study, researchers found that a small piece of genetic material could hold the key to diagnosing and treating high blood pressure...

Diet to lower blood pressure also provides other health benefits

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Public health advocates frequently site Americans' high-sodium diet as one factor in...