Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health. However, when you’re not receiving readings in the presence of a doctor, it ...

Your systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure describe the pressure on your arteries at different points in your heart beat.

"Is a blood pressure of 130/70 anything to worry about?" It's a good question, and one doctors didn't regularly field until the Joint National Committee of the American Heart Association announced its ...

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries (vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of your body). Blood pressure is measured in two numbers. Systolic ...

Women's heart health demands special attention regarding blood pressure, which isn't static throughout life. Dr. Dmitry ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (WPVI) -- New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults. High ...

Blood pressure matters at all ages. Children with higher blood pressure at age 7 may be at an increased risk of dying of cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to preliminary research ...

When measuring blood pressure, every small detail matters. One factor often overlooked is arm position and its impact on accuracy. A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that ...

Many women may notice higher blood pressure as they age, and 11 News explores the correlation between blood pressure and ...

Children with higher blood pressure as young as age 7 face a sharply increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to a massive decades-long study. Researchers found ...