Children whose bones are “older” than their chronological age may be at an increased risk of hypertension, according to a study reported today (19 October) in…

Treating hypertension in adults 60 years old and older can help them live longer, healthier lives, according to an updated review.

The effects might be more obvious in…

A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may be a cost effective treatment.…

People with prehypertension are not at increased risk of kidney disease if their body mass index (BMI) is under 30.0 kg/m2, a first-ever examination of the combined effect of blood…

A new review shows that diuretics — drugs often recommended as a first-line treatment for high blood pressure — are also effective when added as a second agent to…

Vitamin D deficiency in younger women is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure in mid-life

Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal…

Don’t pass the salt: If Americans were to cut their salt intake to recommended levels, they’d have far fewer cases of high blood pressure, and save billions of dollars…

Traffic noise raises blood pressure. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health have found that people exposed to high levels of noise from nearby roads are…

High blood pressure can make it hard for middle-aged adults to think clearly and remember things, according to a new study.

The study found that people in their mid-40s and…

Patient-doctor Communication with Patients Who Have High Blood Pressure Is Worse for Blacks than for Whites
Black patients with high blood pressure experience poorer communication with…

Summer is the time to chill out with cool summer fruits.

So, why not lower your blood pressure at the same time?

Nutrition experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center say…

A study released Monday ties high blood pressure to memory problems in people over age 45.

The study found that people with high diastolic blood pressure, which is the…

For patients with high blood pressure, there’s no evidence that aiming lower than the standard 140 over 90 millimeters mercury (mm Hg) will do any good, according to a…

People with high blood pressure that isn’t controlled by multiple medications are likely eating too much salt, new findings in the journal Hypertension show.

Individuals with so-called resistant hypertension…

Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center believe that a heightened level a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a…

A new review of existing research confirms that a weight-loss drug raises blood pressure, posing a risk to obese patients who hope to reduce hypertension by shedding pounds.

Many doctors assume…

Combating high blood pressure is a global challenge. But while developed countries have enjoyed reductions in cardiovascular disease over recent decades, Latin America has been less fortunate. In fact…

It is known that more intensive management of hypertension can improve blood pressure control and thus improve cardiovascular outcomes. However, there are several different systems of…

Restricting the amount of saturated fat in the diet from infancy until age 15 years leads to “meaningful” decreases in blood pressure in children and adolescents, which could…

UK researchers suggest that blood pressure-lowering drugs can help prevent heart disease and stroke in any at-risk individuals, even if they do not have high blood pressure - and nearly everybody is…

A common virus may be a major cause of high blood pressure, researchers said on Thursday when they released a finding that may bring new approach to treating a condition…

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting…

Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), as part of a major international research collaboration, have associated common variants in eight regions of DNA with blood pressure levels in human…

Data unveiled today at the American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting (ASH 2009) demonstrate that, while receiving Web-based pharmacist care, patients with hypertension…

Two studies presented today at the American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting (ASH 2009) underscore the importance of addressing racial disparities in treatment…