About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, a major risk for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, even dementia.

For people with high blood pressure, monitoring blood pressure accurately is important. Learn about choosing a device, self-monitoring steps and best timing and frequency practices.

Many people make these common mistakes when taking blood pressure at home, experts say. A cardiologist provides tips for ...

People often let chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes go for a long time without treatment. Here’s why ...

As a rule of thumb, make sure that the cuff fits easily around your arm with ... can send the blood pressure skyrocketing, even if it's normal most of the time. Unless you take readings outside ...