A phase III trial of baxdrostat for primary aldosteronism is now underway. Developer AstraZeneca is also testing it as ...

Cardiologist Dr Yaranov highlights common mistakes people make while checking their blood pressure and shares 8 tips to keep in mind.

Here’s a shot worth taking. New research suggests that drinking a small amount of a certain nutrient-packed vegetable juice ...

A phase 2 trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and albuminuria.

Elevated blood pressure: This is when your systolic pressure is 120-129, and your diastolic pressure is less than 80. Lifestyle changes and monitoring your blood pressure may be all you need at ...

Systolic blood pressure, a readily available vital sign taken at hospital admission, has been found to be a key factor in predicting mortality risk and revealing important disease characteristics ...

"We focused on systolic blood pressure because it is the strongest predictor of cardiovascular outcomes, particularly stroke but also heart attack," said Dr. Deborah Levine, a professor of ...

"Systolic blood pressure as a single blood pressure component is usually superior to diastolic blood pressure in predicting cardiovascular risk in middle-aged and older individuals," Franklin said.

Because high blood pressure leads to heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. And the sooner we get it treated, the less likely we are to deal with those issues.

A single subcutaneous injection of the investigational drug zilebesiran, when added to existing treatment with a standard antihypertensive medication, reduced systolic blood pressure by between 4 ...

In all, there was little difference in the desk 1-desk 2 comparison, with participants having a mean difference of -0.21 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure and 0.09 in diastolic.