February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart health and the risks associated with hypertension. Also known as high blood pressure, hypertension affects millions of older ...

Managing conflicting emotions while living with PH feels like a roller coaster ride, says columnist. She focuses on being present.

S L E is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease in which cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality, with a ...

Blood pressure medications are usually taken for life. However, some people can stop taking them by addressing those underlying causes of high blood pressure (hypertension) that can be changed, such ...

Vitamin A metabolism, adipose tissue as an actively secreting endocrine tissue and cerebral venous abnormalities are areas of active study regarding the pathophysiology of idiopathic intracranial ...

and consideration of epistasis and gene-environment interaction are necessary to make a true determination of whether AGTR1 polymorphisms have a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension.

The 2023 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guidelines both emphasize proper blood pressure (BP) ...

While factors such as myocardial ischaemia, worsening renal function, volume overload and chronic pulmonary disease may contribute to decompensation, the primary pathophysiology in hypertensive AHF ...

Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the growing global burden of hypertension, but epidemiological studies are limited and barriers to optimal management are poorly ...

4 University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany Until recently, three classes of medical therapy were available for the ...

In conclusion, more studies are necessary to determine the conditions and mechanisms underlying WCE and isolated office hypertension. At any rate, based on the available data, these two conditions ...

Causes of neurally mediated hypotension include: standing in one position for a long time (children experience this form of hypotension more often than adults) having a strong emotional response ...