Hypertension impairs blood vessels, neurons and white matter in the brain well before the condition causes a measurable rise in blood pressure, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell ...

Undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension remains one of the most important preventable causes of heart attack, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. In 2024, an estimated 1·4 billion people ...

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 ...

Panelists discuss how the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension involves complex mechanisms across multiple genetic and treatment pathways, with over 20 identified genes and four major ...

Epistaxis and hypertension are common conditions in the adult population. Establishing a link between blood pressure level and the incidence of epistaxis in a patient with hypertension is a real issue ...