High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. It often has no clear symptoms, but over time it can quietly damage the heart, brain, and kidneys. If left untreated, it ...

Ace Therapeutics announced custom animal models of hypertension, designed to help understand hypertension pathogenesis ...

Despite the availability of effective antihypertensive therapies, global blood pressure control rates remain unacceptably low. Contributing factors, such as low treatment adherence, therapeutic ...

Novel combinations and targeted pathway inhibitors may improve adherence and blood pressure control in patients with ...

Nifedipine belongs to a group of medicines known as calcium channel blockers. These drugs relax and widen blood vessels so blood can flow more easily, which lowers blood pressure and reduces strain on ...

Some foods affect blood pressure medicines. These include grapefruit, grapefruit juice, aged cheese, foods high in sodium or ...

A new Lancet review suggests that just two injections a year could transform hypertension treatment, offering a long acting and potentially more effective approach to managing high blood pressure.

The "silent killer" may finally meet a powerful new shield marking a seismic shift in cardiology —one injection that protects for six months at a time.

Patients with pre-existing high blood pressure are more likely to be susceptible to heart damage caused by anthracyclines, the most widely used chemotherapy drugs for cancer treatment for more than 30 ...

*Nearly half of all adults in the United States are living with high blood pressure — and a significant number have no idea. Hypertension has earned its reputation as a “silent killer” — a condition ...