A group of 29 international medical experts is calling for a major change in how we screen for heart disease. In a recent ...

A group of 29 international experts says that simultaneous screening for hypertension and heart arrhythmia could prevent thousands of strokes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure, ...

Atrial fibrillation raises dementia risk by 21% in those under 70, with a 36% increased risk for early-onset dementia.

Atrial fibrillation (afib) before age 70 was tied to a 21 percent higher chance of cognitive impairment, a recent study found ...

Pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) may help lower high blood pressure in pulmonary hypertension, a meta-analysis of studies ...

Being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, before 70 years old is linked to a 21% higher dementia risk ...

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A recent expert review highlights the strong link between hypertension (high blood pressure) and atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a condition where the heart beats irregularly and ...