Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting about half of all adults in the U.S. But it doesn’t always have symptoms, so about one in three people don’t know they have it. Hypertension develops ...

More than 1 in 10 adults treated for heart problems in U.S. emergency rooms have what’s known as essential hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that isn’t caused by a specific medical condition ...

Hypertension is an important public health problem affecting more than 50 million individuals in the US alone. The most common form, essential hypertension, results from the complex interplay between ...

Secondary hypertension is a form of high blood pressure rooted in an underlying condition. It has been slowly surging among ...

Both the cause and a potential cure for the most common identifiable and specifically treatable cause of hypertension – aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) – have been revealed by researchers from ...

Blood pressure refers to the tension of blood on the inner lining of the arteries. Arteries carry blood from the heart to different body organs. When this pressure or tension is consistently higher ...

Hypertension may be silent, but its consequences are not. Early detection and timely treatment can prevent heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure. As the country observes Philippine Heart Month, ...