If your loved one's blood pressure falls within a normal range of 91/61 mm Hg to 119/79 ... continues to rise from an elevated state, seniors will enter stage 1 to indicate that hypertension ...

It’s common knowledge that blood pressure usually goes up as people get older—from childhood through to middle age. But what happens to blood pressure in the later years of life has not always been ...

Severe headache Chest pain or difficulty breathing Vision problems Blood pressure readings in the hypertensive crisis range: systolic readings over 180 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or diastolic ...

This calculator can help to determine whether a child has a healthy blood pressure for his/her height, age and gender. In boys and girls, the normal range of blood pressure varies based on height ...

"This is a wake-up call. We've changed what normal is, because we now know that blood pressure in the prehypertension range is not normal," says Sheldon Sheps, MD, medical editor of MayoClinic.com ...

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Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces the risk of heart-related death ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a graph worth? For doctors trying to determine whether a patient's blood pressure is within normal range, the answer may depend on the type of graph ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain health. In a large, randomized ...