The elderly are different when it comes to managing blood pressure. A physician spells out the differences and tells how to handle them. Hypertension is almost inevitable as we age. The famous ...

UVA researchers discovered how the body knows when to stop producing renin. A hormone called angiotensin II causes calcium ...

Several factors, including stress, diet, caffeine, smoking, medication use, and some health conditions, can cause fluctuating ...

When it comes to exercising for heart's sake, you don't want to peak too early in life. Research suggests that if you want to protect yourself against high blood pressure in your twilight years you ...

The findings could open the door to better ways to treat high blood pressure. University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to ...

Controlling high blood pressure through diet involves making informed food choices. Here are some tips from Dr Bimal Chhajer.

Simultaneously intensifying medicines and improving adherence offer the best chance for blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and uncontrolled blood pressure.

Hypertension is a common problem driven by lifestyle and diet factors. But embracing mindful changes, such as the DASH diet, ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our ...

And how to get it under control. By Liz Szabo Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure — but only a quarter of those with hypertension have it under control, according to the Centers ...

Investigators found that a user-friendly, searchable, computerized patient record system (CPRS) could help achieve high rates of BP control and be maintained long-term to provide substantial ...

Masked hypertension has been shown to be equivalent to hypertension when considering cardiovascular risk, so it is important for the clinician to obtain HBPM readings in patients who have ...