Both systolic and diastolic hypertension are significant contributors to cardiovascular risk, regardless of the threshold used for hypertension, a large study of more than 1.3 million people shows.

Because life expectancy and the prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes are rising globally, heart failure (HF) is growing into a major health problem. Impairment of left ...

The relationship between outpatient systolic and diastolic blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes remains unclear and has been complicated by recently revised guidelines with two different ...

In systolic heart failure, the heart cannot effectively contract with each heartbeat. In diastolic heart failure, your heart cannot relax between heartbeats. Both types can lead to right-sided heart ...

Your doctor reviews the vital signs that the nurse recorded earlier in the appointment. “Hmm, your systolic reading is high,” she says. Your blood pressure consists of two separate numbers: your ...