Experts explain what healthy blood pressure looks like at different ages and when high readings need action ...

As a preventative cardiologist at Vital Heart & Vein, Dr. Patrick Kee, MD, Ph.D has too often seen people discover that they have high blood pressure only after a crisis, like a heart attack, happens ...

Blood pressure (BP) is a vital marker of cardiovascular health, yet many people misunderstand what constitutes normal versus too high or too low. Simply put, blood pressure measures the force your ...

Blood pressure is written as two numbers. The first number is called systolic. It shows the pressure in your arteries when ...

Blood pressure serves as the body’s vital barometer, quietly measuring the intricate balance of cardiovascular health every moment of every day. Medical research reveals that nearly half of American ...

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 ...

New Study Finds Ideal Blood Pressure May Be Higher Than You Think ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 89 and in good health. For six months, my systolic blood pressure was 113 mm Hg. Then, 10 days ago, it dropped to 88 mm Hg for a week. For today and the past week, it’s been ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA — A new study shows differences in noninvasive cuff-measured blood-pressure readings vs invasive intra-arterial brachial and aortic readings, suggesting more accurate noninvasive ...

Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients. High blood pressure, or ...