Excessive drinking was linked to a jump in high blood pressure deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report ...

The estimated mean annual number of hypertension deaths from excessive alcohol use was higher in 2020–2021 than in 2016–2017, ...

Hypertension - Infographic. Developed by - Sheela Philomena, M.Sc. Infographic Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team. ... High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

The CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion released a Hypertension in Pregnancy Change Package, developed in partnership with ACOG and other leading authorities ...

ATLANTA (AP) -- More American adults are aware they have high blood pressure, and more are taking medicine to try to control it, according to a new government report.

And high blood pressure can be fatal if left untreated. Hypertension is a primary or contributing cause of more than 691,000 deaths in the US in 2021, according to the CDC.

Some research states certain types of alcohol may help lower blood pressure. However, other research shows alcohol can actually cause hypertension. Learn more here.