More than half of people diagnosed with high blood pressure do not have it under control and many more go undiagnosed, according to research carried…

A class of drugs once widely used to lower blood pressure - beta-blockers - may actually lead to heart problems, a study concludes.

Beta-blockers work by slowing the heart rate,…

Social environment may play a greater role in the disparity between the numbers of African Americans living with hypertension compared to non-Hispanic whites with the disease. A study by researchers at the…

High-caffeine soft drinks may do more than give people a jolt of energy. They may also boost heart rates and blood pressure levels, researchers say.

The results of a small study prompted…

American Society of Hypertension Updates Guidelines to Address 7-Fold Mortality Increase in Hypertensive Patients with Diabetes

Updated guidance published in the current issue of the American Society of Hypertension’s…

Scientists in Japan have identified four proteins in chicken legs which appear to be effective in controlling high blood pressure, a study has said.

In a paper published in…

When doctors tell patients with high blood pressure to get some exercise, most of them listen - yet too few doctors are doing so, a new study suggests.

Using…

Patients who require therapy to lower their blood pressure following a stroke do not appear to be at a higher risk for bleeding or other adverse outcomes…

Babies who gain weight rapidly in the first months after birth may have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure as adults, British researchers said on…

The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the…

Taking 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLA®943) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension (high blood pressure). These findings…

The air people breathe while walking in the park, working in the garden or shopping downtown may be unhealthy enough to seriously spike their blood pressure, a…

By increasing the amount of fiber in the diet during early pregnancy, the risk of preeclampsia in later pregnancy falls, according to a report in the American Journal of Hypertension.

Prehypertension during young adulthood is common and is associated with subsequent coronary atherosclerosis, according to a study published in today’s issue of Annals of…

Treating high blood pressure in the very elderly may help reduce their risk of developing dementia, researchers said on Monday.

Blood pressure treatment in the over-80 set has already been…

Many of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered a…

A new study suggests that American men are much more likely than women are to be unaware that they suffer from high blood pressure. African-American men with the…

Working hard when fatigued may be admired by many Americans, but it is a virtue that could be harmful to one’s health, according to new research by psychologists at…

Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure from home and received Web-based pharmacist care showed greater improvement in blood pressure control than patients…

Web-based care and at-home blood pressure checks can help control hypertension without office visits, according to the “e-BP” (Electronic Blood Pressure) study of more than 700 Group Health patients published…

Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure from home and received Web-based pharmacist care showed greater improvement in blood pressure control than patients who received usual…

Children with high blood pressure tend to become adults with high blood pressure - highlighting the need to take steps early to counter the condition, researchers reported Monday.

In…

Doctors need to rethink the way they measure blood pressure and focus only on the higher of the two conventional readings in patients older than 50, European experts said on…

A University of Queensland researcher is trialling new, cutting-edge technology for measuring blood pressure and the health of the heart. The study, led by Dr James Sharman from the…

Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may benefit…