Levels of hypertension in developing countries appear to be similar to those in the United States according to the new American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) definition ...

If the blood pressure threshold used to define hypertension is lowered, the increase in the population of patients with the condition would not be consistent across the world, a study shows. According ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A newly released, long-awaited guideline published by the American Heart Association, the American College of ...

San Francisco, CA - A writing group within the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) has proposed a new, broader definition of hypertension that focuses not just on blood-pressure thresholds but on ...

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - For the first time in 14 years, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have redefined high blood pressure from the old definition of 140/90 mm ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ANAHEIM, Calif. — Hypertension is now defined as systolic BP 130 mm Hg/diastolic BP 80 mm Hg, which will lead to ...

Hypertension can also raise the risk of other health problems, including kidney disease and dementia. The link between blood ...