Blood pressure is written as two numbers. The first number is called systolic. It shows the pressure in your arteries when ...

Blood pressure is a measure of the force of blood moving through your artery walls. When that force is too low, your vital organs may not be getting the right amount of blood flow they need to ...

Monitoring blood pressure is a vital part of maintaining heart health and preventing cardiovascular complications. Blood pressure is expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and consists of two key ...

High blood pressure accounts for more heart disease and stroke deaths than all other preventable causes, except smoking. As president of the AHA and a cardiologist, I completely support the latest ...

“High” and “low” pressure refer to air pressure, the pressure exerted on all things by the weight of the air. Air pressure values typically range between 28.75 inches of mercury and 30.50 inches of ...

Michael Tam is a general practitioner and consults with patients who have hypertension. He otherwise does not work for, consult to, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation ...

Cuff-based blood pressure monitors (the 'gold standard') can underestimate systolic pressure, meaning many cases of high blood pressure may go undetected. A new physical model using realistic artery ...