If the blood pressure threshold used to define hypertension is lowered, the increase in the population of patients with the condition would not be consistent across the world, a study shows. According ...

Levels of hypertension in developing countries appear to be similar to those in the United States according to the new American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) definition ...

The new guidelines also emphasize the fact that diet can have a major impact on blood pressure. They recommend that all ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Primary hypertension in children is a risk factor for CVD in adulthood. Clinicians must emphasize prevention ...

Hypertension, often called the silent killer, continues to pose a significant threat to public health. With nearly half of adults affected, many remain unaware of their condition until serious ...

Amplified by the childhood obesity epidemic, primary hypertension is now the leading type of pediatric hypertension, especially in adolescence, yet the condition is "underrecognized," the American ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After a systematic review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmed its endorsement of screening for ...

Your blood pressure regularly rises and falls, but if it changes too much within minutes, this may be one of the signs of labile hypertension. Although there’s no exact definition, this is a condition ...