Dr. Nidhi Kumar is On Call for CBS New York and explains how nearly 120 million people -- half of adults the U.S. -- are living with the disease. Blood pressure is the pressure that your blood ...

Normal blood pressure, as defined by The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, registers at 120/80 mmHg, with anything above that reading indicating elevated or high ...

Normal blood pressure is below 120/80. Diet is a major driver of high blood pressure, with salty foods and low-potassium diets connected to hypertension. Other lifestyle choices play a part ...

That would mean someone having a high blood pressure of 147/90 would see a drop to 140/88. Normal is near 120/80, and though the person's blood pressure still might not be normal, the procedure ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects an estimated 1.28 billion adults around the world, according to the World Health Organization. Roughly 46% of adults suffering from high blood ...

Almost half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension, a health condition that often has no symptoms. Despite available medications and proven lifestyle interventions, it is ...

Systolic blood pressure above 120 mmHg increases rate of cardiovascular disease Jun 23, 2021 More intensive blood pressure therapy helps patients with type 2 diabetes regardless of cardiovascular risk ...

Nearly 120 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. About 44% of them are women. High blood pressure can create health issues for the heart as well ...

Adults between 18 and 40 must check their blood pressure levels every three years to gauge any underlying diseases, and to enable a faster diagnosis and treatment, doctors said. According to a ...

Having high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease. If that weren’t alarming enough, roughly half of Americans have high blood pressure. Fortunately ...