Feb 4, 2021
David Soares figured jet lag was to blame for his struggles working out one morning. A friend took his blood pressure, which led to a trip to the hospital – and the diagnosis of a heart attack.
Dec 14, 2020
When blood pressure climbs – even slightly and for a short time – it accelerates declines in cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults.
Dec 7, 2020
High blood pressure affects Black people more than any other group, but few clinical research studies investigate what we can do about it.
Nov 3, 2020
Diabetes, kidney disease and hypertension affect millions, but new medications are changing treatment.
Oct 26, 2020
Being born extremely early or underweight is linked to cardiovascular risk factors in 25-year-olds, new research shows.
Oct 5, 2020
A new study shows blood pressure among adults declined substantially between 1960 and 2005, with near elimination of the deadly severe hypertension common in the early part of the 20th century.
Oct 1, 2020
As cardiovascular health worsens in the U.S., people with poor heart health have worse perceptions of their patient-clinician relationship, according to a new study.
Sep 21, 2020
High blood pressure may alter connections in the brain that involve cognition, a small study shows. 8.5.0
Sep 15, 2020
A statement from the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ reminds health care providers to stay alert to the potential for common medications to cause irregular heartbeats.
Sep 14, 2020
Black adults with so-called resistant hypertension often don't get the right medications or receive counseling about the use of healthy behaviors to lower their blood pressure, according to new research.