Understanding your blood pressure's two numbers, systolic and diastolic, is crucial for assessing heart and blood vessel ...

"Is a blood pressure of 130/70 anything to worry about?" It's a good question, and one doctors didn't regularly field until the Joint National Committee of the American Heart Association announced its ...

Jones: The AHA recommends that all patients with high blood pressure use a home monitor to measure their blood pressure at least two or three times per week. In my practice, I recommend that my ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — February is American Heart Month, and knowing your blood pressure is a big part of staying healthy. Blood pressure tells a doctor how well your heart is pumping blood ...

American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines define high blood pressure as 130/80. This means almost half of U.S. adults are considered to have high blood pressure ...

Blood pressure readings are more than just numbers on a medical chart – they’re vital indicators of health that can impact entire families. Understanding and sharing these numbers with loved ones ...

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. "High blood pressure (also called hypertension) puts you at ...

High blood pressure treatment was seen as one of the NHS’s biggest success stories of the 21st century. But not any more. ...

A giant global study finds the number of people over 30 with high blood pressure has doubled over the past 30 years, and more than half of them are not being treated for it. That's even though many ...

Petersburg YMCA installs blood pressure machines as part of American Heart Association partnership to improve community ...