For adults, an ideal blood pressure remains below 120/70 mmHg. In older adults, slightly higher values may be tolerated, but ...

Background The life-long exposure of the left heart chambers to systemic blood pressures may be important to changes in left ...

Blood pressure matters at all ages. Children with higher blood pressure at age 7 may be at an increased risk of dying of cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to preliminary research ...

The prevalence of elevated blood pressure in children is rising. A study suggested that higher blood pressure at age 7 was linked to a greater risk of early death from cardiovascular disease in ...

• Blood pressure-lowering medications lower the chance of death and probably reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with hypertension (high blood pressure) 60 years of age or older. • There may be ...

Children with higher blood pressure as young as age 7 face a sharply increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to a massive decades-long study. Researchers found ...

Emerging adulthood—the life stage that unfolds around ages 18–25—is full of major transitions, such as starting college or ...

There are many risk factors for hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure, including genetics and unhealthy ...

Cumulative exposure to high blood pressure from childhood to young adulthood may impact development of cognitive disorders at ...