Elevated blood pressure is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Numerous clinical practice guidelines for blood pressure coexist, emanating from European,1,2 North American,3 ...

When hypovolemia becomes severe, the low volume of blood in arteries and veins will cause your blood pressure to drop. When it drops to where organs are unable to function, the body goes into shock.

Much attention has been paid in recent years to life expectancy in the U.S., which remains lower than in many other industrialized nations that spend less on health care.

Many people make these common mistakes when taking blood pressure at home, experts say. A cardiologist provides tips for ...

Experiencing microaggressions based on gender and race while receiving care during pregnancy and delivery may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum, new research suggests.

For their prospective study, blood pressures were measured by 24-hour ambulatory monitoring and the morning surge was defined as the difference between the mean systolic blood pressure during the 2 ...

People with high blood pressure who slept for shorter durations were more likely to show poor cognitive function and ...

But some researchers believe the last step of your teeth cleaning routine could be linked to higher blood pressure. One study published in Blood Pressure found a higher risk of hypertension in ...

A DHI led to modest improvements in DASH and blood pressure among adults with hypertension but did not outperform the attention control. Further research is needed to understand the utility of DHIs to ...

Giving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Health–led study. The study, published in NEJM Evidence, affirms research conducted in 2023 that ...