Joseph Ebinger, director of the coronary intensive care unit at the Smidt Heart Institute ... if they have their own history of having high blood pressure measurement, or a strong family history ...

"It's about getting people to buy a blood pressure unit,," he said. "It's all you've got to get. And trust me, not doing it and all of sudden maybe having a stroke, is not worth the risk ...

blood storage units and a separate room to check the blood pressure, cholesterol and haemoglobin levels of donors prior to the donation. The bus is the first mobile blood collection unit for the ...

If you have high blood pressure, your heart has to work harder than normal to pump blood throughout your body. Over time, hypertension can lead to serious medical problems including stroke ...