From coordinating our day with our spouse and children to collaborating with coworkers and saying hello to our favorite grocery cashier, loving relationships sustain us, define us, and keep us...
During a doctor visit, you'll get an inflatable cuff wrapped around your arm that slowly tightens as it reads your blood pressure. The health care professional measuring it tells you...
You may not realize you are at risk for cardiovascular disease or diabetes unless you keep track of your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels on a regular basis...
Es posible que no se dé cuenta de que corre el riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiovasculares o diabetes a menos que lleve un registro de sus niveles de presión arterial...
The body needs cholesterol to make hormones, convert sunlight into Vitamin D, and produce bile acids to digest fat. It's also a good predictor of heart attacks and strokes. But...
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines, lowering hypertension threshold to 130/80 mm Hg from the previous 140/90 mm Hg...
The Centers for Disease Control says each of us eats an average of over 3400 mg of salt every day, and most of that excess sodium comes from processed foods.
Two studies provide additional support for lowering systolic blood pressure to an intensive goal of 120 mmHg – far below the standard guidelines of 140 mmHg – to reduce the...
Two studies provide additional support for lowering systolic blood pressure to an intensive goal of 120 mmHg - far below the standard guidelines of 140 mmHg - to reduce the...
Researchers have projected that aggressively lowering blood pressure could help prevent more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Experts from the University of Utah and institutions across the...
Under current guidelines, a systolic blood pressure reading between 140-150 is considered healthy. A national trial completed in late 2015, however, showed that reducing systolic blood pressure to around 120 can have significant benefits for the elderly, including a reduced chance of heart disease and a 32 percent drop in mortality rates. Dr. Mark Supiano, executive director of the University of Utah Center on Aging, joins The Scope to talk about the new guidelines and how patients can work with their doctor to lower their blood pressure.
Adults with hypertension who are age 75 years and older, including those who are frail and with poor overall health, could benefit from lowering their blood pressure below current medical...
