Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension. It means that you have high blood pressure in the arteries that go from your heart to your lungs. But it’s different from ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading cause of kidney disease and kidney failure (end-stage renal disease). Kidney disease can also cause a type of high blood pressure called renal ...

High blood pressure is sometimes called “the silent killer.” That’s because it frequently doesn’t have any symptoms, particularly in the early stages. It’s often first detected during a routine ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes are both aspects of metabolic syndrome and often occur together. Possible reasons for this may be that they have similar risk factors, or that high ...

Why isn't the cause of primary hypertension known? I thought a basic tenet in medicine is to find the cause before giving treatment. Yet hypertension is treated without fully knowing the cause. My BP ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple's Hypertension Detection feature could be the reason you learn about your high blood pressure. The feature is available on the latest lineup ...