A blood pressure calculator is a simple yet powerful tool that helps you better understand your readings, track patterns over time, and take meaningful steps toward protecting your heart health. Blood ...

A massive study of 484 trials shows how much each type of blood pressure medication lowers systolic BP, alone or in combination, and introduces an online calculator to guide doctors in tailoring ...

The new guidelines also emphasize the fact that diet can have a major impact on blood pressure. They recommend that all ...

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a key reading doctors use to assess blood flow through your body. It’s related to your systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings but accounts for flow and ...

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The updated guidelines recommend that people keep their systolic blood pressure under a specific number — 130 — to prevent ...

More than 11 million people may need to reconsider taking medications to avoid heart attack and stroke, according to new research that says current guidelines overestimate risk for some people, but ...

For the first time since 2017, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have updated ...

Bananas contain potassium, an essential mineral which can lower blood pressure. Potassium does this by relaxing blood vessel ...

Over the past decade, the number and type of cuffless devices to measure blood pressure, such as smartwatches, rings, patches ...