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 ...

People often call high blood pressure, or hypertension, the silent killer because it doesn't usually show any signs until ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...