Does it really make a difference if the systolic blood pressure in the elderly is around 150 vs. a little bit under 140? The guidelines that systolic blood pressure should be below 140 are based [...]
If a brain aneurysm scares the heck out of you, quit smoking and make sure your blood pressure is normal--especially if you're a woman. Did you know that when a brain aneurysm ruptures, the survival [...]
Whey protein may be a safe, cheap way to lower high blood pressure, a possible alternative to drugs that have side effects. Lowering high blood pressure means cutting down on stroke and heart disease risk. [...]
What are the symptoms of LOW blood pressure, how dangerous is this and how is it treated? “Many people have ‘low’ blood pressure and are perfectly healthy,” says Susan L. Besser, MD, with Mercy Medical [...]
Chronic low blood pressure may be harmless or extremely dangerous; low blood pressure can cause damage to your organs, not to mention cause you to take a serious fall from fainting. Low blood pressure is called [...]
The answer is NO! In fact, you can have life-threatening heart disease -- extensive coronary artery blockage -- and still have consistently normal blood pressure readings. "High blood pressure (Htn) causes the occlusions (blockages), but [...]
If your doctor finds that the blood pressure in one of your arms is high but not the other, this is serious and needs to be pursued. “Doctors evaluate you based on many factors, not [...]
What can it mean when one arm has higher blood pressure than the other? “Blood pressure readings come from the blood flowing through the vessels in the arm (or leg) which can be heard with [...]
Should your doctor be alarmed if you have high blood pressure in one arm and what does this mean? “High blood pressure in one arm is something that is important to notice and report to [...]
