Scientists have found a novel way that includes a new lab-grown material that could help slow and even reverse some of the ...

Scientists say that arm position can make a difference during blood pressure readings. A recent trial at Johns Hopkins found ...

A Johns Hopkins study reveals slight arm-position changes during blood pressure tests can falsely elevate readings.

A novel integrated molecular imaging approach enables precise localization and quantification of heart damage, as well as ...

The widowmaker heart attack lives up to its ominous name. Cardiologists break down the risks, symptoms, and heart-smart tips ...

How Smoking Attacks the Heart and Vessels. Cigarette smoke delivers a toxic cocktail of nicotine, carbon monoxide and thousands of other chemicals into the bloodstream.

Twice as many Americans now face the increased risk of death that comes from having both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, a new study reports.. About 12% of the U.S. population had high ...

Nov. 13, 2023 — Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure-reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study. It found 70-75% of ...

Research shows that every 10 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure can cut the risk of major cardiovascular disease by 20%, coronary heart disease by 17%, and stroke by 27%. For patients who ...

Conversion therapy might harm a young person's long-term heart health, a new study says. Young adults assigned male at birth were nearly three times as likely to be diagnosed with high blood ...

Within 20 minutes: Heart rate and blood pressure begin normalizing Within one year: Heart disease risk drops by half Within five years: Stroke risk can fall to that of a non-smoker ...

If you want to keep a blood pressure diary for longer, you can also print and fill in the pages after ‘Week 1’. There’s space to measure and record your blood pressure once a week to keep track of any ...