In India, hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and premature death. What makes it even more concerning is the role family history plays. Having a ...
For years, doctors have preached that the lower the blood pressure, the better for preventing heart disease and stroke. But a new study suggests that having low blood pressure in later years may be ...
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways High blood pressure can cause heart disease by damaging your blood ...
High blood pressure that has no known cause is called primary, or essential, hypertension. This is the most common type of high blood pressure. It develops slowly, and often people with primary ...
Three years into the ongoing pandemic, our understanding of Covid-19’s long-term effects continues to unfold. While we’ve known that patients with preexisting conditions like high blood pressure and ...