To read your blood pressure measurements, it's important to know what's considered hypertension, and when you should seek medical attention.

To control high blood pressure, experts recommend home blood pressure monitoring, regular exercise, and diet adjustments.

A new Apple Watch feature passively analyzes optical heart sensor data during waking hours to flag 'possible hypertension' ...

Key messages • Blood pressure-lowering medications lower the chance of death and probably reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with hypertension (high blood pressure) 60 y ...

Your systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure describe the pressure on your arteries at different points in your heart beat.

The new guidelines encourage patients to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption entirely compared with the old guidelines. For people who do want to drink alcohol, the new guidelines recommend that ...

Some people have big spikes in their blood pressure during the day. This could be a sign that their heart is working too hard or that their arteries are stiffer than normal. On the other hand, if ...

Dr. Priyanka Sherawat from AIIMS, Delhi, advises following ten essential tips for accurate home blood pressure monitoring. These include resting beforehand, proper posture, avoiding caffeine, using ...

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, which is the #1 preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, stroke and heart failure, as ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. A nutritious, balanced diet rich in fruits can help lower blood ...

Hypertension or high blood pressure and low blood pressure are both so intricately linked with heart health that everyone who has ever visited a doctor for any illness has probably had to get their BP ...

Despite strong evidence that salt substitutes can safely lower sodium intake and reduce high blood pressure, very few Americans use them. A new analysis of nearly 20 years of national health data ...