Screening for secondary hypertension is recommended in patients with young-onset hypertension (age < 40 yr). A 33-year-old woman presented to our outpatient endocrinology clinic with worsening ...

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association's "Let Your Light Shine" campaign celebrates how the pulmonary hypertension community shines by advocating, fundraising, volunteering and raising awareness. For ...

At a time when uncontrolled hypertension is rising in the United States, the American Heart Association and American Medical ...

Adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for hypertension, according to a new study ...

About half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure – and about 25.5% of the working-age Americans in a typical state ...

Sep. 5, 2024 — Over-the-counter blood pressure measuring devices offer a simple, affordable way for people to track hypertension at home, but the standard arm-size ranges for these devices won't ...

Patients are at risk for worse cognition and greater cognitive decline during midlife if they have history of gestational ...

The following is a summary of “Association of modifiable risk factors and infectious diseases among individuals with hypertension: a prospective cohort study,” published in the October 2024 issue of ...

The ASA has published the first updated guideline for primary stroke prevention in 10 years. Its recommendations align with ...

Hypertension-related stroke risk can be decreased by lowering systolic BP to less than 140 mm Hg via aggressive pharmacological treatment.

Several medications are available to treat high blood pressure, but more than 10 million Americans do not respond to the treatments, according to the American Heart Association.

The American Heart Association and American Medical Association celebrate more than 1,800 physician practices and health systems committed to blood pressure control ...