Dizziness is the most common symptom of low blood pressure, says Nicole Weinberg, MD, director of the Pacific Heart Institute’s Women’s Heart Center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center ...
Blood Pressure (BP) is the pressure applied by the blood on the arteries while the heart pumps blood. This pressure is described in two numbers, systolic BP, which is the pressure while your heart ...
Consider these startling statistics: Starting as low as 115/75, the risk of heart attack and stroke doubles for every 20-point jump in systolic blood pressure or every 10-point rise in diastolic ...
High blood pressure has been called the "silent killer." The name may seem grandiose, but it's unfortunately accurate: High blood pressure has no symptoms and it can lead to life-threatening ...
A study of more than 400 Asian, Black and Hispanic women who had recently given birth found that racism through microaggressions may be linked to higher blood pressure during the period after their ...