Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing ...

To read your blood pressure measurements, it's important to know what's considered hypertension, and when you should seek ...

For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

The new guidelines encourage patients to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption entirely, compared with the old guidelines.

The researchers say doctors should start looking more closely at the bottom number in blood pressure readings. It could help ...

The top number is called systolic pressure. It shows how hard your heart pushes blood through your arteries when it beats.

Blood pressure is something most people have heard about, but not everyone pays attention to it until it starts causing ...

DETROIT – Blood pressure: There’s a solid chance you’re checking yours wrong. A new study reveals many people may be checking their blood pressure incorrectly. The research, published in Hypertension, ...