New blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) reaffirm earlier recommendations and include some key changes. The new guidelines recommend earlier treatment for high blood ...

Although Canada historically has been a leader in hypertension treatment and control, rates have declined in the past decade, particularly among women and vulnerable groups. With the aim of improving ...

A clear, practical look at the AHA hypertension guidelines, including blood pressure categories, treatment decisions, and how doctors apply them in real life.

Raised blood pressure remains the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature mortality worldwide ...

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts today in the American Heart ...

Several new antihypertensive agents are reshaping the therapeutic strategies for patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension (RH). Agents such as baxdrostat, the first selective aldosterone ...

Orchestra BioMed’s hypertension treatment is the latest medical device to earn the FDA’s breakthrough designation. The device is an atrio-ventricular interval modulation therapy, meaning it uses a ...

There was a steady increase in the prevalence of chronic hypertension in pregnancy over the last two decades, with some accompanying changes in treatment, a nationwide cohort study found. From 2008 to ...