London, UK, 30 August 2024: Updated ESC Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a new elevated blood pressure category, more ambitious and intensive treatment ...

A new guideline to diagnose and treat hypertension is aimed at helping primary care clinicians, including family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists, manage the disease. The new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AHA and ACC unveiled a companion document to their recently published hypertension guideline. The document ...

Hypertension — or high blood pressure — affects about 120 million adults in the U.S. and can lead to heart disease, stroke and chronic kidney disease. There is also a higher prevalence of hypertension ...

*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 ...

In the United States and worldwide, cardiovascular disease is the leading avoidable cause of premature death and disability. Primarily heart attacks and stroke, cardiovascular disease accounts for ...

Pediatric hypertension is a significant concern because it can persist into adulthood and contribute to cardiovascular ...

The World Health Organization estimates that there are at least 270 million people living with hypertension in China — a fraction of whom are being adequately treated, if at all. Part of the problem ...

High blood pressure affects about 45% of U.S. adults. In the 1970s, only about 50% of patients were aware of their hypertension. Today, 54% are aware of their high blood pressure, 40% are actively ...