This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Thompson Barr about hypertension and the benefits of monitoring blood pressure ...

Several key mistakes could throw off the accuracy of blood pressure readings for people who take them at home. The average "normal" blood pressure is 120/80, according to the American Heart ...

Blood pressure is the amount of force the blood uses to get through the arteries. Hypertension , also known as high blood pressure, means the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is too ...

Efforts are advancing to track this silent killer that lurks without symptoms with standards that have changed to flag more for monitoring.