If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now, researchers have shown that a new pill, baxdrostat, can make patients’ blood pressure fall large enough to cut heart disease ...

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released a joint statement explaining new guidelines for ...

Loyola University Chicago is among the centers participating in a landmark clinical trial that has found that more intensive management of high blood pressure reduces heart disease rates and saves ...

The second cycle of analyses of the Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration (BPLTTC) has confirmed that ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and diuretics/beta-blockers ...

Treating out-of-control blood pressure with antihypertensive medication can greatly reduce your risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure, but the current approach to treatment can't undo all of ...

New research suggests that not everyone with mild hypertension needs immediate treatment—especially if they’re otherwise ...

A widely used treatment for rheumatoid arthritis may offer an unexpected cardiovascular benefit. Methotrexate has been a staple treatment for rheumatoid arthritis for decades, valued for its ability ...