The updated guidelines recommend that people keep their systolic blood pressure under a specific number — 130 — to prevent cognitive decline and dementia. (Again, systolic blood pressure is the first ...

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension. Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk ...

NOTE: This release has been updated on 4 November. Rising systolic blood pressure is the clearest indicator for increased risk of death compared to other blood pressure measurements, according to ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects roughly half of Americans, depending on one’s definition of hypertension.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with CKD, isolated diastolic hypertension did not increase risk of adverse cardiovascular and kidney ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cumulative exposure to increased BP from early adulthood on may influence right ventricular dysfunction in ...

Regularly monitoring blood pressure is key to good health. But “garbage in = garbage out” as-always applies when it comes to ...

Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available ...

July 5, 2005 -- Soy protein supplements can significantly reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind study published in the July 5 issue of ...

For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), methotrexate significantly reduces systolic blood pressure (SBP), according to a study.