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Get out your shopping list! These foods may be your ticket to better blood pressure.Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDNKey PointsNearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, also ...
Researchers have shown, for the first time, that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuffless blood ...
Discover how managing your daily salt intake can significantly impact blood pressure. Learn tips to adjust your diet and ...
If you have high blood pressure, getting regular exercise is important -- and your Apple Watch makes it easy to check it.
To determine if lower blood pressure targets (systolic/diastolic 135/85 mmHg or less) are associated with reduction in mortality and morbidity compared with standard blood pressure targets (140 mmHg ...
Diastolic blood pressure measures the pressure in your blood vessels between heartbeats. It should not change significantly during exercise. If it does, consult your doctor.
Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health.
Hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mm Hg, is the second most common condition in the elderly population.
A Johns Hopkins study reveals slight arm-position changes during blood pressure tests can falsely elevate readings.
Disclosures Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2010;8 (2):251-258. 0 Five-year View The natural history of subclinical systolic and diastolic LV dysfunction in the general population is currently unknown.
Scientists say that arm position can make a difference during blood pressure readings. A recent trial at Johns Hopkins found slightly lower blood pressure numbers when a person’s arm is lying on a ...
Among the four diet types trialed in this study, a modified version of the DASH diet with reduced sodium intake achieved a better overall decrease in blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes.