The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently published revised its guidelines on hypertension. They state that the condition is the leading risk factor for stroke and a number of heart diseases, ...

New blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) reaffirm earlier recommendations and include some key changes. The new guidelines recommend earlier treatment for high blood ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Get moving and eat healthier. That’s what a Lutheran Hospital doctor says is one key takeaway from new high blood pressure care guidelines. The American Heart Association, ...

Nearly 50% of Americans have hypertension, a condition caused by high blood pressure. It is the top risk factor for heart disease and stroke, and increases the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

As more adults develop hypertension at younger ages, with many never reaching recommended treatment goals, updated clinical recommendations are changing how clinicians diagnose, monitor, and manage ...

Nearly half of adults with hypertension (HTN) are not aware of their diagnosis. But recognition is even worse in pediatric patients. Abbas H. Zaidi, MD “Less than 25% of children with hypertension get ...

High blood pressure becomes more common after age 40, yet new research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at ...