Commonly used arm positions, such as hanging unsupported at the side or with the hand placed in the lap, for blood pressure testing can significantly overestimate levels, according to results from a ...

Sophia Antipolis, 17 May 2023: All women should know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease and stroke, urged cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on World Hypertension ...

A Cambridge-Korea initiative showed that blood pressure monitoring using a device from Seoul-base Sky Labs worked in ...

A growing body of research suggests that high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects men and women in different ways. Emerging research suggests that women may have an increased risk of heart attack ...

Americans eat too much salt, but the influence of dietary sodium is especially noticeable in women, whose blood pressure may become more salt sensitive in their 40s or 50s. Primary care providers ...

The Cambridge University research team evaluated Sky Labs' ring-shaped blood pressure monitoring device 'CART BP', in which ...

Black women face a significantly higher risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) in their childbearing years, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart ...

Going to the bed at the same time every night could help regulate blood pressure, a small proof-of-concept study suggests.

Compared with women who never got COVID-19, women who recovered from a mild case had “older,” stiffer, and less-efficient blood vessels. COVID infection didn’t seem to have an effect on blood vessel ...

Older adults with poor diets may be able to offset their hypertension risk by taking multivitamin supplements on a daily ...