Even when blood pressure is well controlled, older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely from one heartbeat to the ...

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Blood pressure is a fundamental data point when evaluating risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small missteps in how these readings are taken can skew the results. Imagine ...

Share on Pinterest New blood pressure guidelines from the AHA recommend starting treatment earlier and abstaining from alcohol. Maskot/Getty Images New blood pressure guidelines from the American ...

The next time you get your blood pressure checked, expect your medical provider to be a bit more aggressive about high levels. And if you like a glass of wine with dinner or a cocktail on the weekends ...

Think back to the last time you had your blood pressure taken. How were you sitting? Where exactly was the cuff? And what specifically was your arm doing? It's such a familiar ritual of going to the ...

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 ...

A new drug may help people with high blood pressure that does not respond to existing medications. The results of a large clinical trial, published August 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...