Hypertension is defined as a consistent blood pressure reading above the normal level of 120/80. Hypertension, also called high blood pressure, can best be described as primary hypertension, or ...

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 ...

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a vicious and smart adversary. It’s vicious because it greatly increases the odds of heart disease and stroke, some of the leading causes of death in ...

Undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension remains one of the most important preventable causes of heart attack, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. In 2024, an estimated 1·4 billion people ...