A simple consultation during unrelated visits to the emergency room can help patients with high blood pressure -- 'the silent killer' -- manage the condition, even before they experience symptoms, ...

Monitoring equipment patients use at home has shown specific improvements in the management of hypertension, congestive heart ...

A National Institutes of Health study published April 2 found that blood pressure patterns observed during the first half of pregnancy can determine a woman's risk of developing hypertension up to 14 ...

A nurse-coordinated prevention program initiated ... The median age of participants was 64 years; 22% were women; most had hypertension and dyslipidemia and 18% had a previous MI.

around two-thirds had hypertension or dyslipidemia, 21% had diabetes, and more than one-third were current smokers. The primary endpoint of CV death, nonfatal MI, or nonfatal stroke at 7 years was ...