High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects roughly half of Americans, depending on one’s definition of hypertension.

The updated guidelines recommend that people keep their systolic blood pressure under a specific number — 130 — to prevent cognitive decline and dementia. (Again, systolic blood pressure is the first ...

Medically reviewed by Kristie Reed, PharmD High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition affecting more than one billion people worldwide. Treating high blood pressure is necessary to lower ...

Do you understand your blood pressure numbers? The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology came up with new recommendations that encourage doctors and patients to be more ...

Several key mistakes could throw off the accuracy of blood pressure readings for people who take them at home. The average "normal" blood pressure is 120/80, according to the American Heart ...

Fruits that lower blood pressure include berries, bananas, watermelon, avocado, and more. They contain vitamins, minerals, ...

Drinking enough water may help manage high blood pressure when dehydration is a contributing factor, but it's likely not a ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The American Heart Association has released new blood pressure guidelines. The new guidelines aren’t changing the numbers for what is considered low, high, or normal blood ...

The Omron Complete Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with EKG was the first FDA-approved combination EKG-blood ...

Doctors may soon have a new way to treat high blood pressure, even among people for whom medicines haven’t worked well in the past.Baxdrostat, an experimental medicine made by AstraZeneca, showed ...