180 or higher 120 or higher Blood pressure guidelines for men and women over 65 The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) currently recommend that men and ...

High blood pressure has been called the "silent killer." The name may seem grandiose, but it's unfortunately accurate: High blood pressure has no symptoms and it can lead to life-threatening ...

A new study suggests an association between subtle gender and racial slights, even unintentional, and higher blood pressure postpartum.

A recent study published in the journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications explored this question, aiming to find ...

The Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale assesses patient behaviors for three important behavioral domains of high blood pressure treatment: 1) reduced sodium intake ...

A study of more than 400 Asian, Black and Hispanic women who had recently given birth found that racism through microaggressions may be linked to ...

Acts of discrimination, including subtle microaggressions, during pregnancy and childbirth contribute to higher maternal mortality rates, especially among Black women, and are linked to increased ...

More than one-third of Asian, Black and Hispanic women in the study group reported experiencing at least one microaggression ...

The internal consistency reliability and the construct and predictive validity of the scale were tested in ... and systolic blood pressure >=140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure >=90 mm ...