Where does the benefit lie in an afternoon nap” Is it in the nap itself-or in the anticipation of taking a snooze” Researchers in the United Kingdom have found…

Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker that blocks both L and N-type calcium channels. L/N-type calcium channel blockers exhibit sympatholytic action and a renal…

Aldosterone excess has been reported to be a common cause of resistant hypertension. To what degree this represents true treatment resistance is unknown.

Objective: The present study aimed…

For high-blood-pressure patients, preventing or reducing enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy or LVH) reduces risk of heart failure. The study is published in the…

Regular drinking is known to raise blood pressure in some people, but the effect may depend largely on age and cholesterol levels, a study of Japanese men suggests.

The study…

The likelihood of having to start drug treatment to control high blood pressure, or hypertension, seems to be increased among coffee drinkers. However, researchers also found no relationship between how…

In a study of children and adolescents with hypertension, only about one in four had been previously diagnosed with the condition, according to a study in the…

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, remains the most common reason for office visits to physicians for non-pregnant adults in the United States. Some 50 million Americans are believed to…

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…

Many people with long-standing high blood pressure develop heart failure. But some don’t. Daniel P. Kelly, M.D., and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in…

Why should I monitor my blood pressure at home?

Monitoring your blood pressure at home helps you and your doctor choose how to treat your high blood pressure. Controlling it can…

New research published in Psychophysiology finds a relationship between increased blood pressure and decreased pain perception in a variety of circumstances, including among individuals with heart disease. This…

Eating about 30 calories a day of dark chocolate was associated with a lowering of blood pressure, without weight gain or other adverse effects,…

“One important characteristic of biology is its diversity, its variation. It’s why personalized medicine is so important.”

Personalized medicine refers to the use of diagnostic and screening methods that exploit knowledge…

Sophia Antipolis, France: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) have released new Guidelines on the management of Arterial Hypertension, which…

An international team of researchers, led by Emory University clinician scientists, has found evidence that people suffering from moderate to severe cases of restless legs syndrome…

Exercise training helps patients with high blood pressure, or “hypertension,” control their heart rate and reduce their blood pressure, new research shows.

In the study, Dr. Mateus C. Laterza of…

For tracking heart risk, taking blood pressure readings regularly at home beats out measurements in the doctor’s office, or even expensive 24-hour blood pressure monitoring with a portable recorder, according…

Single tablets containing two drugs may be the key to increasing blood pressure control rates from 36 percent to over 80 percent in the U.S.

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Adults with high blood pressure and additional risk factors for heart disease may benefit more from taking one tablet rather than two, if…

Some may see a cup of tea as soothing but chocolate is more likely to lower one’s blood pressure, German researchers reported on Monday.

Foods rich in cocoa appear…

High blood pressure is the most common chronic medical condition in the United States, and the most common identifiable cause is narrowing of a kidney artery, called…

Coffee lovers who are in good health may have little reason to cut back, at least as far as their blood pressure is concerned, a new study suggests.

Because…

A new study led by researchers at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick reveals that patients using cholesterol busting statins get a bonus benefit…

It has been known for decades that heart attacks and strokes occur most frequently in the early-morning hours. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have provided the…