High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a widespread yet frequently undiagnosed condition. Often called the “silent killer,” it typically shows no obvious symptoms, meaning many ...

U.S. adults with both hypertension and type 2 diabetes (T2D) face a significantly higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality compared to those with only one of these conditions—or neither, ...

With or without medication, diet, exercise, and sleep can help lower your blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack ...

A nonphysician-led intervention for hypertension improved Life's Simple 7 scores and lowered CV risk, primarily via blood pressure.

Hypertension is a common cause of renovascular disease. The disease can affect the way blood flows in your kidneys and worsen your blood pressure, leading to secondary hypertension. Renovascular ...

Gestational hypertension, a form of high blood pressure during pregnancy, has become substantially more common in the United ...

The DASH diet may be one of the most effective ways to prevent diabetes complications, recent evidence suggests. Image credit: Jovo Jovanovic/Stocksy The burden of diabetes worldwide continues to ...

What Does Resistant Hypertension Mean? Hypertension is elevated blood pressure, and it’s called resistant hypertension if your blood pressure stays high even though you’re taking three or more blood ...

Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor health later in life. “In 2000, about 3.4% of boys ...

Some of the changes associated with the menopausal transition can increase the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). For example, declining estrogen levels can narrow blood vessels, and ...