Levels of hypertension in developing countries appear to be similar to those in the United States according to the new American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) definition ...

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension. Hypertension is the No. 1 risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology hypertension criteria failed to identify women who are at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 2-year, sustained mean blood pressure of 130-139/80-89 mm Hg — now considered the threshold for stage 1 ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Orthostatic hypertension is an underappreciated but potentially clinically important entity. As alluded to above, orthostatic hypertension is defined simply as an increase in blood pressure upon ...

Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) and ...

Washington, DC (Tuesday, June 24, 2008) — Healthy individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion, even levels considered normal, are at increased risk of developing hypertension (high blood ...