New blood pressure guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology call for earlier treatment, abstaining from alcohol, and greater attention to blood ...

A UC Health system-wide hypertension medication algorithm improved blood pressure control across tens of thousands of ...

A new guideline to diagnose and treat hypertension is aimed at helping primary care clinicians, including family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists, manage the disease. The new ...

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 ...

Health experts are warning that skipping blood pressure medication, even occasionally, can lead to dangerous fluctuations and long-term cardiovascular damage. Updated hypertension guidelines now ...

Orchestra BioMed’s hypertension treatment is the latest medical device to earn the FDA’s breakthrough designation. The device is an atrio-ventricular interval modulation therapy, meaning it uses a ...

There was a steady increase in the prevalence of chronic hypertension in pregnancy over the last two decades, with some accompanying changes in treatment, a nationwide cohort study found. From 2008 to ...

New blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) reaffirm earlier recommendations and include some key changes. The new guidelines recommend earlier treatment for high blood ...