High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a vicious and smart adversary. It’s vicious because it greatly increases the odds of heart disease and stroke, some of the leading causes of death in ...

Secondary hypertension is a form of high blood pressure rooted in an underlying condition. It has been slowly surging among ...

Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting about half of all adults in the U.S. But it doesn’t always have symptoms, so about one in three people don’t know they have it. Hypertension develops ...

Does Resistant Hypertension Have Any Warning Signs? If you have resistant hypertension, you might not have any symptoms. High blood pressure is nicknamed the “silent killer,” Lahey says. “It's ...

It's never too early to start taking care of your heart health. What causes hypertension and high blood pressure in young adults? [iStock] Hypertension and high blood pressure are terms that bring to ...

Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It affects millions of people worldwide, and most cases of hypertension are classified as ...

Q: Could you please explain what pulmonary hypertension is? Is it similar to emphysema? A: Pulmonary hypertension means that there’s too much blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, the blood vessel ...

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 ...

Today’s column is the second in a series about major risk factors for heart attacks. A large majority of Americans develop artery-damaging hypertension as they age. High BP is called “the silent ...

For India's young adults, rising blood pressure is no longer just a lifestyle problem—it may be a warning sign of deeper ...