NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Aggressive treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who are 80 years or older is associated with lower five-year survival rates than their counterparts ...

While most people are familiar with the dangers of high blood pressure, low blood pressure often flies under the radar because it’s typically asymptomatic. Low blood pressure is also not a stand-alone ...

Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can be dangerous as it impairs oxygen delivery to vital organs. When mean arterial pressure drops, organs like the kidneys, liver, brain, and heart are vulnerable ...

About half of American adults have high blood pressure, but low blood pressure may also be cause for concern, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Shaline Rao, MD, a ...

It’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday morning and I’m wobbling across my bedroom like a tentative toddler. The floor dips beneath ...

"It wasn't a heart attack. It was low blood pressure." When 28-year-old architecture student, Aarti Arora fainted in a crowded Delhi metro station recently, commuters assumed it to be the result of ...

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 ...

I often receive email messages from wives frustrated with their husbands who refuse to take better care of their health. A popular issue is the spouse's refusal to take prescribed medications for ...

Cutting out a teaspoon of salt from a diet everyday can lower blood pressure as much as most hypertension medications, a study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association ...

Low blood pressure—also known as hypotension—is a serious condition that can affect the blood flow and oxygen to your organs. While normal blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg, low blood pressure is usually ...