Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health. However, when you're not receiving readings in the presence of a doctor, it ...
Keeping one's blood pressure levels in the normal range is important. Blood pressure that's too high (hypertension) can cause severe headaches, blurred vision and may even lead to heart disease or ...
Key messages • Blood pressure-lowering medications lower the chance of death and probably reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with hypertension (high blood pressure) 60 y ...
The new guidelines encourage patients to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption entirely, compared with the old guidelines. For people who do want to drink alcohol, the new guidelines recommend that ...
If high blood pressure is something you worry about, we don't blame you—it's a common affliction: One in four adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attack and ...
Heart attacks spike in winter, and they are becoming increasingly common among adults under 45. Mount Sinai cardiologist Evan S. Levine has 10 tips for preventing a heart attack before 60. Dr. Evan S.
At 68, Patrick Jones relished an active retirement filled with adventure and travel. But days before the Baldwin resident and his wife were set to jet off for a five-day vacation to Colombia, the ...