Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(11):1367-1373. The elderly merit special consideration for BP measurement. These hypertensive patients are prone to have autonomic failure with postural hypotension ...

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardio-kidney outcomes (CKO). However, distinct blood pressure (BP) phenotypes ...

A new study suggests that reducing systolic blood pressure below the clinically safe threshold of 120 mmHg over time may produce slight health-protective benefits against late-life dementia and help ...

Systolic pressure measures arterial pressure when the heart contracts, with normal readings less than 120 mmHg. Diastolic pressure measures arterial pressure when the heart relaxes, with normal ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a potential new treatment, an investigational drug called lorundrostat, for individuals with uncontrolled or ...

An intensive three-year intervention to lower the top blood pressure number to less than 120 mm Hg was more effective at preventing death, heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular events in ...

Uncontrolled hypertension disproportionately affects populations that have substantial health disparities. Data regarding the effectiveness and implementation of multifaceted, team-based strategies ...

Angiotensinogen is the sole precursor of angiotensin peptides and has a key role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Zilebesiran, an investigational RNA interference therapeutic agent with a ...

Three major outcome trials of ISH were conducted in the United States, Europe, and China ( Table I). Two large clinical trials, the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) [7] and the ...