Hypertension is one of the most common chronic conditions in the U.S., affecting nearly half of the country’s adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, ...

Although Canada historically has been a leader in hypertension treatment and control, rates have declined in the past decade, particularly among women and vulnerable groups. With the aim of improving ...

The management of hypertension has historically been shaped by two competing schools of thought. The first posits that reducing blood pressure itself is the ultimate priority, with clinical benefits ...

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts today in the American Heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is generally high awareness surrounding the 2022 guidelines for pulmonary hypertension, although some gaps ...

As more adults develop hypertension at younger ages, with many never reaching recommended treatment goals, updated clinical recommendations are changing how clinicians diagnose, monitor, and manage ...

Hypertension, defined as elevated blood pressure (BP), is a major health problem worldwide and a leading preventable risk ...

“We are working off previous clinical trials that informed guidance on the benefits of maintaining blood pressure for mother and baby,” said Rachel Sinkey, M.D., associate professor in the University ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive disease involving proliferative remodeling of the pulmonary vessels. Despite therapeutic advances, the disease-associated morbidity and mortality ...