High blood pressure often lurks without symptoms, earning its reputation as the “silent killer.” With nearly half of American adults affected by this condition, understanding the different stages of ...

Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting about half of all adults in the U.S. But it doesn’t always have symptoms, so about one in three people don’t know they have it. Hypertension develops ...

According to the results of the TRial Of Preventing HYpertension (TROPHY), it is possible to prevent or delay the onset of clinical hypertension in people with blood pressure that falls within the ...

The study gathered data from athletes ages 10 to 31. Up to one in five young athletes ages 10 to 31 may have pre-hypertension, a precursor to high blood pressure, according to a new preliminary study.

*In 2017, the American Heart Association and other health organizations revised the definition of high blood pressure, lowering the threshold to 130/80 mm Hg for all adults. Harvard Health reports ...

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued their first new set of guidelines to help minimize hypertension since 2017. The new guidelines used by clinicians ...