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What Causes High Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the term used to describe the pressure exerted on the arterial walls as blood flows through them. This pressure is at its highest when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the arteries and is called the systolic pressure.

Heart Attack Symptoms

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Dieting for Obese Children

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Heart Attack Treatment

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Target Heart Rate

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

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Coronary Artery Disease Angina

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What is Heart Rate?

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Heart Failure Symptoms

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Heart Failure Causes

Heart Failure Terminology

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Hypertension Risk Factors

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

High Blood Pressure in Children

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Obesity in Adults

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

What is Cardiology?

Heart Failure Classification

Heart Failure Prognosis

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Heart Failure Management

Cardiovascular Drugs

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Hypertension Treatment

COPD and Sleep Apnea

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Structure and Function of the Heart

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

What is Obesity?

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

What is a Heart Attack?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Cholesterol Physiology

Surviving Heart Attack

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertension Diagnosis

What is Cholesterol?

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Heart Failure

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Heart Attack Questions

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

What is high cholesterol?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Heart Rate Reserve

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

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‘How low can you go?’ The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control

The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss.

20 Mar 2026

Balancing sitting and movement may lower the risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

During pregnancy, women can reduce their risk of developing a hypertensive disorder by nearly 30% by limiting sedentary time to no more than eight hours a day and increasing light, everyday physical activity to at least seven hours a day, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026.

19 Mar 2026

Scientists reveal how light-activated drugs change receptor activity

Rendering a drug effective or ineffective in a flash at the appropriate location – this is the focus of research in photopharmacology.

19 Mar 2026

Study identifies protein biomarker and potential treatment for schizophrenia

Current schizophrenia medications treat symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, but do little for cognitive symptoms like disorganized thinking or executive dysfunction.

19 Mar 2026

A healthier thymus predicts longer life and lower cancer and heart disease risk in adults

Imaging-based analysis of over 27,000 adults shows that better thymic health is strongly associated with lower all-cause mortality, reduced lung cancer risk, and improved cardiovascular outcomes. The findings suggest the thymus remains biologically relevant in adulthood, linking immune aging, inflammation, and chronic disease risk, although causality cannot be established.

19 Mar 2026

Genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease may be modified by higher meat intake

Older people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease did not experience the expected increase in cognitive decline and dementia risk if they consumed relatively large amounts of meat.

19 Mar 2026

Young women face rising mortality rates from high blood pressure

Nearly 1 in 2 Americans has high blood pressure—sometimes called the "silent killer" because it harms the heart and blood vessels—but many people don't know they have it.

19 Mar 2026

Early morning workouts may improve cardiometabolic health

People who regularly exercised early in the morning were significantly less likely to have coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or obesity compared with people who exercised later in the day, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26).

19 Mar 2026

Alcohol health risks depend on beverage type and consumption habits

While high alcohol intake has been associated with worse health outcomes regardless of the type of alcohol consumed, the potential impacts of low to moderate alcohol intake appear to vary by beverage type, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26).

19 Mar 2026

New tool helps thousands achieve better blood pressure control

A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California's six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for thousands of patients, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.

18 Mar 2026

Taller individuals face higher risk of endometriosis and atrial fibrillation

A large-scale genetic analysis of East Asian individuals led by Fuu-Jen Tsai of the China Medical University Hospital, finds that people with greater height face a higher risk of endometriosis and atrial fibrillation.

18 Mar 2026

Stopping GLP-1 treatment linked to increase in risk of major cardiovascular events

Following a rapid increase in popularity of GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, approximately one in eight U.S. adults now take these medications, which also provide cardiovascular benefits.

18 Mar 2026

Thymus health in adults linked to longer life and disease risk

Two new studies from investigators at Mass General Brigham challenge a decades-old assumption that the thymus, an organ best known for its role in establishing immune function in childhood, becomes irrelevant in adulthood.

18 Mar 2026

Early menopause linked to higher lifetime heart disease risk

Women who enter natural menopause before age 40 face about a 40% higher lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease than women who experience menopause later, according to a large Northwestern Medicine study that is the first to calculate lifetime heart risk associated with premature menopause.

18 Mar 2026

Study finds a clear link between ultraprocessed food and heart disease risk

A prospective analysis of 6,531 adults in the multiethnic MESA cohort found that higher ultraprocessed food intake was associated with a graded increase in incident ASCVD risk, with each additional daily serving linked to about a 5% higher risk. The association was stronger in Black participants, while no significant interaction was seen by sex or income.

18 Mar 2026

Gut-derived blood markers may help predict who develops coronary heart disease

Researchers used five prospective cohorts from the US and China to identify circulating gut microbiota-related metabolites linked to future coronary heart disease, then tested the findings through discovery, in silico validation, and targeted quantitative validation. The study ultimately highlighted nine metabolites associated with incident CHD, supporting a potential role for microbial metabolism in heart disease risk while not proving causation

18 Mar 2026

Better cardiovascular health scores linked to lower mortality in postmenopausal women

Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and Life's Crucial 9 (LC9) from the American Heart Association are industry-accepted metrics that summarize overall cardiovascular health.

18 Mar 2026

Burnout crisis demands science-based strategies beyond self-care solutions

Burnout is at an all-time high, with some studies saying two-thirds of employees now cite job burnout as a major challenge.

18 Mar 2026

Study finds common brain mechanism behind different anesthesia drugs

When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on neurons in different ways, they all lead to the same result: a disruption of the brain's balance between stability and excitability, according to a new MIT study.

17 Mar 2026