Blood pressure is written as two numbers. The first number is called systolic. It shows the pressure in your arteries when ...

American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines define high blood pressure as 130/80. This means almost half of U.S. adults are considered to have high blood pressure ...

When you get the results from a routine blood screening, some familiar terms and numbers may jump out: cholesterol levels that point to a risk for heart disease, for example, and A1C, a blood sugar ...

These numbers are ideal when it comes to living a long and healthy life. That’s a healthy blood pressure reading, according to Tasmania-based cardiologist Dr Warrick Bishop. So what exactly is blood ...

Blood test results can be overwhelming to digest, complete with medical jargon and numerical values that may not mean much without an accompanying explanation. But to take charge of your health and ...

Picture this: You've just finished your annual doctor's appointment. You feel good, and the routine tests your doctor completed in the office-like blood pressure and resting heart rate-were normal.