If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing your blood pressure at home.

Differences across blood pressure (BP) measurement methods show clinically important variance in readings, according to a review published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Science X Daily ...

Measures of blood vessel health derived from routine blood pressure readings may help identify adults at increased risk for ...

One in three adults lives with high blood pressure — including 10% of people aged 18 to 34 and 65% of those over 65. Yet only about half know they have it. Common risk factors include aging, excess ...

There are many reasons to keep a blood pressure monitor at home, the main one being that high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) frequently has no symptoms and can easily go undetected, ...

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension. Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk of ...

Dementia risk may be twice as high as Americans live longer, according to a study published earlier this year, but Dallas researchers hope to stop that trend, and you can help. The "Impact of ...