New Drug Reduces Blood Pressure In Patients Where Other Medicines Failed
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a condition that occurs when the force of blood pushing against the…
Baduanjin exercise reduces high blood pressure effectively in adults
Managing high blood pressure often means making long-term lifestyle changes: regular exercise, healthy eating, and sometimes lifelong medication.…
Low Birthweight Increases Risk of Early Stroke
Credit: peterschreiber.media/Getty Images Research led by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden suggests that low birthweight is a…
Transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure improves short-term outcomes in high-risk patients
In patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert…
Redditors Are Posting Their Blood Pressure “High Scores” and We’re Concerned They May Explode Into a Fountain of Red Mist
A new trend taking shape on the subreddit r/Wellthatsucks has users competing for a dubious high score —…
Can a simple lab test prevent bigger health problems?
We have written before about what specific blood panels reveal and how vitamin deficiencies show up in your…
New mother’s experience highlights importance of postpartum heart care
At 35, Brooklyn resident Luyba Caloras was healthy, with no history of heart problems and no reason to…
Early adulthood hypertension linked to heart and kidney disease later in life
Higher blood pressure during young adulthood is likely linked to a higher risk of heart disease and kidney…
‘Early Bird’ Exercisers Get The Most Health Benefits, Study Finds
“Early bird” exercise provides better health benefits for people, a new study says. People who regularly exercise in…
‘How low can you go?’ The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control
The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term…
Young women face rising mortality rates from high blood pressure
Nearly 1 in 2 Americans has high blood pressure—sometimes called the “silent killer” because it harms the heart…
Early morning workouts may improve cardiometabolic health
People who regularly exercised early in the morning were significantly less likely to have coronary artery disease, high…