Low blood pressure means a reading of 90/60 mm Hg or lower and is not a cause for concern unless you experience symptoms like ...

What the researchers found was surprising. Even when a person’s diastolic pressure went as low as 50 mmHg, there was no sign ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing ...

To read your blood pressure measurements, it's important to know what's considered hypertension, and when you should seek ...

Blood pressure consists of two numbers. Systolic pressure, the force exerted on blood vessels when the heart beats, is the upper number. Diastolic pressure, the force exerted when the heart is at rest ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 23-year-old woman. Recently, my friend experienced a problem with high blood pressure, and for about five days, I followed her diet, which consisted of no added salt or sugar.

In the study of over 11,000 people, adults with diastolic blood pressure readings (the bottom number when you get your BP tested) under 60 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) were 49 percent more likely to ...

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 ...

High blood pressure continues to be a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure across the globe. Now, new research indicates that even something as simple as the position of ...