A routine checkup led him to fix a leaky heart valve before it became...
When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn't been to see his doctor in more than a decade,...
You have been diagnosed with heart rhythm disorder AFib. Now what?
It may start with a rapid heartbeat, a fluttering feeling in your chest or a heightened awareness of your own heartbeat.
Sometimes you feel it...
High blood pressure diagnosis leads to discovery of complex heart issues
Childhood friends Glenda Jennings and Connie Hoffroggy were catching up. They lived in different cities and hadn't seen each other in a while.
Hoffroggy noticed...
5 medicines to treat high blood pressure
When healthy lifestyle changes alone do not control or lower high blood pressure, your doctor may prescribe blood pressure medicines.
These medicines act in different...
How fasting may help reverse high blood pressure naturally
In a recent paper, researchers from Pantox Laboratories suggested that fasting may help reverse high blood pressure naturally by breaking metabolic vicious cycles.
Although a...
Common blood pressure drugs may cause chronic skin disease
In a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, researchers found a link between the use of antihypertensive mediations and the development of...
Eating various proteins may lower your risk for high blood pressure
In a new study from Southern Medical University, researchers found a balanced diet that includes protein from a variety of sources may lower the...
COVID-19 pandemic causes the blood pressure up among Americans
The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to Americans.
It has caused high rates of death and illness, disrupted nearly every aspect of daily life.
It has...
High blood pressure and eye damage: What you need to know
High blood pressure can damage blood vessels in the retina.
The retina is the layer of tissue at the back part of the eye. It...
Is blood pressure reading more accurate at home or clinic?
In a new study from Kaiser Permanente, researchers found blood pressure measurements routinely taken at home are more likely to provide the basis for...