“It means your heart is pumping blood at a good pressure and there’s no immediate reason to worry. A normal range is usually ...

Jones: The AHA recommends that all patients with high blood pressure use a home monitor to measure their blood pressure at least two or three times per week. In my practice, I recommend that my ...

Understanding your blood pressure's two numbers, systolic and diastolic, is crucial for assessing heart and blood vessel ...

Along with the holidays come time-honored dishes like ham, stuffing, gravy and green bean casserole. Since much of that good food often comes with a lot of sodium, the holidays are a good time for the ...

Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure — and the new 2025 AHA/ACC guideline is here to help manage it with a fresh, early-action approach. Smart tools and tests, including the new PREVENT ...

Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients. High blood pressure, or ...

Certain arm positions during blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate readings, a new study finds. Researchers discovered two positions, in particular, that may affect your numbers. Experts ...

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October 11, 2015 at 5:09 p.m. | Updated November 10, 2015 at 10:26 a.m. by Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D. The approval ratings of presidential candidates aren't the only numbers that are all ...