High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common health problem that affects millions of people worldwide.

With hypertension affecting more South African children than ever before, a leading paediatric specialist is sounding the ...

Hypertension leads to the thickening and narrowing of small blood vessels in the kidneys, reducing blood flow and function.

High blood pressure strikes Black Americans earlier and more severely than other groups. Discover 6 strategies and ...

Results: Five hundred seventy-nine patients were studied, 205 with PPH and 374 with pulmonary hypertension from other causes (secondary pulmonary hypertension [SPH]). The use of anorexigens was ...

Patients with secondary hypertension were excluded from the study. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were described in detailed in a previous unrelated study (14). The study protocol was approved ...

Reflections on a recent NEJM publication highlight the importance of identifying and addressing the pathologic process of ...

It has been recently discovered that the top factors that lead to injury in the United States include fluid and electrolyte ...

Figure 1. Age-specific relations of systolic blood pressure with stroke mortality (A) in 61 cohorts (n=958 074; 70% of participants from Europe, 20% from North America or Australia, and 10% from Japan ...

Hypothyroidism has been recognized as a cause of secondary hypertension. Previous studies have demonstrated elevated blood pressure values in hypothyroid patients. 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine ...

Historical data show the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with congenital heart disease ...