Your blood pressure reading probably isn’t as accurate as you think. More often than not, patients and even nurses and doctors are skipping steps that help paint an accurate portrait of someone’s ...

High blood pressure continues to be a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure across the globe. Now ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects nearly 1.28 billion adults, according to the 2023 data from the World Health Organization (WHO). What’s more shocking is that 46% of them are unaware that ...

Having high blood pressure, called hypertension, is the biggest risk for disability, dementia, and early death around the world. In the U.S., almost half of adults have it. Hypertension is also ...

Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients. High blood pressure, or ...

A study explains why cuff-based blood pressure readings systematically underestimate systolic blood pressure. High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for premature death. Yet the gold ...

ORLANDO – Having high blood pressure, called hypertension, is the biggest risk for disability, dementia, and early death around the world, and in the U.S., almost half of adults have it. Hypertension ...

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 ...

According to the American Heart Association, if you or someone you love is at risk of a heart condition or hypertension, it is recommended to monitor your blood pressure regularly. Thankfully, you don ...

Keeping tabs on your blood pressure is as easy as checking your wrist. Keeping tabs on your blood pressure is one of the smartest things you can do for your heart, especially since high blood pressure ...