Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, a condition that increases the risk of heart disease and stroke – two leading causes of death. But about 20% of people with hypertension have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The siblings of women who had hypertension during pregnancy also face an increased risk of hypertension. High ...

In important news this month, the large Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) was stopped early once the results in the "very elderly" subjects became clear; conversely, a post-hoc ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Social determinants of health such as education, income and socialization were tied to risk for ...

Using beta-blockers as a second-line therapy in combination with certain anti-hypertensive drugs significantly lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to a new review. This ...

African-Americans have more rigidity of the aorta, the major artery supplying oxygen-rich blood to the body, than Caucasians and Hispanics, according to a study. African-Americans have more rigidity ...

Preservative food additives are associated with a higher incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

COVID-19 may raise blood pressure or trigger hypertension. Research suggests that the pandemic generally correlated with a widespread rise in blood pressure, perhaps due in part to increased stress.

Government Commissioned Report Concludes Exposure to Agent Orange May Be Linked to Development of Hypertension in US Vietnam Veterans Herbicides were sprayed by the US military over Vietnam between ...