High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. The only sure way to tell that you have it is to measure it with a device called a sphygmomanometer. It has a gauge and a rubber cuff that's placed ...

Scientists say that arm position can make a difference during blood pressure readings. A recent trial at Johns Hopkins found ...

Hypertensive Crisis This is a level of high blood pressure that requires medical attention. If you have a blood pressure reading of 180/120 mm Hg, wait five minutes and test again.

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuffless blood ...

The test checks for primary aldosteronism, a condition that affects up to 30% of people with high blood pressure, researchers said. Getting rid of this inaccurate test could “improve diagnostic ...

If you have high blood pressure, getting regular exercise is important -- and your Apple Watch makes it easy to check it.

CR tests blood pressure monitors on real people, and we compare the results with those of a mercury sphygmomanometer, the device considered the gold standard in BP testing.

Treating high blood pressure can offer dramatic protection against atherosclerosis. Much of the decline in the death rate from heart attacks and strokes is due to improved treatment of high blood ...

“The most relevant blood pressure is the blood pressure accurately measured at home,” he said. Normal blood pressure is defined as less than 120 systolic pressure and less than 80 diastolic.

We use blood pressure and a variety of blood tests. But this particular test adds precision to the diagnosis and prediction of preeclampsia. There are two important features of this test.