Among children aged 2 to 12 years, less than 35% of well-child visits adhere to universal screening guidelines for blood pressure and lipids.

New Year’s is receding fast in the rearview mirror. And for many of us, our sincere resolutions about losing weight and ...

A new study sheds light on the trajectory of cardiovascular health (CVH) early in life, which may contribute to CVH disparities in adulthood. Across demographic subgroups, CVH scores begin to decline ...

Blood pressure measurement and status of regularly treated hypertension were available for 382 male and 516 female participants. Fig 1 shows a flow chart for the recruitment of study subjects. This ...

As prevalence of CVDs continues to increase, the AHA and AMA have developed the Target BP initiative to improve blood ...

Both parents of children with hypertension and treating clinicians are aware of the importance of addressing pediatric hypertension but show significant mistrust in clinic blood pressure measurements.

President Biden signed the Cardiomyopathy HEARTS Act into law, ensuring students in schools throughout the US are better prepared to save the life of a cardiac arrest victim.

The top U.S. health official is calling for all alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label about cancer risk.

As colder weather and snow set in, cardiologists are warning that the risk of heart attacks and sudden death increases.

West Virginia University pediatric trauma specialists and statisticians have formulated a measure to more accurately assess ...

We tested wrist and arm cuff blood pressure monitors from big-name brands including Boots, Braun and Omron. The best blood pressure monitors provide accurate readings and are user-friendly. Our tough ...

Figure 1. Definition of morning surge in BP. Among the above 6 studies, only 1 study, the Jichi Medical University School of Medicine Japan Morning Surge (JMS)-Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring ...