Dec 24, 2025 · Checking your blood pressure helps you avoid health problems. Learn more about what your numbers mean.

Aug 18, 2023 · Checking your pulse pressure may help your care team predict your risk of heart and blood vessel events, such as heart attacks and strokes. A pulse pressure greater than 60 is a risk …

Jun 13, 2024 · Sometimes, low blood pressure can be life-threatening. The causes of low blood pressure include dehydration and other serious medical conditions. It's important to find out what's causing low …

Oct 16, 2024 · Drinking too much alcohol can raise pressure on the walls of blood vessels to unhealthy levels. Having more than three drinks in one sitting raises blood pressure for a short time. Binge …

Nov 28, 2023 · High blood pressure complications High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can quietly damage the body for years before symptoms appear. Without treatment, high blood pressure …

Feb 29, 2024 · Hypertension means high blood pressure. A blood pressure measurement includes two numbers. Those numbers are the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure. Because …

Jul 23, 2024 · If you have high blood pressure, you may wonder if you need to take medicine to treat it. But lifestyle changes play a vital role in treating high blood pressure. Controlling blood pressure with …

Jul 23, 2024 · Checking blood pressure at home is an important part of managing high blood pressure, called hypertension. The American Heart Association (AHA) and other organizations recommend …

Mar 7, 2024 · High blood pressure is called hypertension. Anxiety doesn't cause long-term high blood pressure. But bouts of anxiety can trigger temporary rises in blood pressure. Temporary rises in …

Mar 28, 2025 · Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers are a type of medicine used to treat high blood pressure. Other names for this type of medicine are: Angiotensin receptor blockers. Angiotensin II receptor …