Monitoring blood pressure is a vital part of maintaining heart health and preventing cardiovascular complications. Blood pressure is expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and consists of two key ...

February's American Heart Month may now be over, but it's still a good time to learn about pulmonary hypertension. About 500-1,000 new cases of this rare type of high blood pressure are diagnosed each ...

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up—or more than 122 million people—have high blood pressure, according to a 2023 report from the American Heart Association. And ...

High blood pressure, known as the 'silent killer', poses significant health risks by increasing the likelihood of heart disease and strokes. Dr. Frank Gaffney from the Oklahoma Heart Institute ...

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against your arteries. There are two numbers used to determine your blood pressure: systolic, which measures the pressure your heart creates when it ...

Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone in African Americans known to potentially cause hypertension, found Michael D. Brown, Ph.D., the senior author of a study in the September issue of ...

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In honor of American Heart Month in February, Franciscan Physicians Network and Indiana Heart Physicians are sharing information on hypertension. Hypertension is usually associated with an older ...

In today’s fast-paced world, getting enough sleep often falls to the bottom of our priority list. However, sleep is not just a time for rest and rejuvenation; it plays a crucial role in maintaining ...

High blood pressure, sometimes called hypertension, isn't nervous tension. People who have high blood pressure don't have to be tense, compulsive or nervous. In fact, you can have high blood pressure ...