Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has long remained at the margins of the evidence base for the cardiovascular benefits of blood-pressure lowering. The absolute risk of cardiovascular events in people with ...

High blood pressure is the main modifiable risk factor for preventing cardiovascular events in people who have had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack; however, only approximately one in three ...

The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the ...

People with treatment-resistant hypertension could benefit from a new procedure that the FDA recently approved. The minimally invasive procedure targets nerves near the kidneys to help control high ...

Checking blood pressure daily at home could cut the risk of a future heart attack or stroke for new mothers who had high ...

Aug. 20 (UPI) --Tight control over blood pressure is not only good for patients, but is also cost-effective health care, a new study says. Controlling blood pressure to below 120 systolic prevents ...

Intensive blood-pressure control (below 120 mm Hg) prevents more heart-related events than standard targets, even when real-world measurement quirks are considered. The study shows this aggressive ...

New research suggests that aiming for a lower blood pressure target may deliver bigger heart health benefits than previously ...