To read your blood pressure measurements, it's important to know what's considered hypertension, and when you should seek ...

Your systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure describe the pressure on your arteries at different points in your ...

By Shimona Patel: Keeping track of your blood pressure at home can be a practical way to manage your health, especially for those dealing with high blood pressure or diagnosed hypertension. It offers ...

The new guidelines encourage patients to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption entirely, compared with the old guidelines.

The NHS says people over 40 should check it every year, according to The Telegraph. Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg). The top number, called systolic, shows the pressure ...

To control high blood pressure, experts recommend home blood pressure monitoring, regular exercise, and diet adjustments.

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...

Ritu Trivedi is a member of the Australian National Hypertension Taskforce working groups for patient activation and engagement, and awareness and screening of high blood pressure. Clara Chow is a ...

Under the new guidelines, more Americans qualify as having high blood pressure. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images The most recent guidelines prior to this new statement were in 2017. Since ...

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, a leading contributor to heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and cognitive decline, according to a new 2025 guideline jointly ...