"Is a blood pressure of 130/70 anything to worry about?" It's a good question, and one doctors didn't regularly field until the Joint National Committee of the American Heart Association announced its ...

American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines define high blood pressure as 130/80. This means almost half of U.S. adults are considered to have high blood pressure ...

Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health. However, when you’re not receiving readings in the presence of a doctor, it ...

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology came up with new recommendations that encourage doctors and patients to be more proactive to try to get those numbers into a ...